Correlation Between Large-cap Growth and Small Cap

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Large-cap Growth and Small Cap at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Large-cap Growth and Small Cap into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Large Cap Growth Profund and Small Cap Profund Small Cap, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Large-cap Growth and Small Cap and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Large-cap Growth with a short position of Small Cap. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Large-cap Growth and Small Cap.

Diversification Opportunities for Large-cap Growth and Small Cap

0.72

Correlation Coefficient

Large-cap Growth  Small Cap

Poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Large-cap and Small is 0.72. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Large Cap Growth Profund and Small Cap Profund Small Cap in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Small Cap Profund and Large-cap Growth is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Large Cap Growth Profund are associated (or correlated) with Small Cap. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Small Cap Profund has no effect on the direction of Large-cap Growth i.e., Large-cap Growth and Small Cap go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Large-cap Growth and Small Cap

Assuming the 90 days horizon Large Cap Growth Profund is expected to generate 0.85 times more return on investment than Small Cap. However, Large Cap Growth Profund is 1.17 times less risky than Small Cap. It trades about 0.4 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Small Cap Profund Small Cap is currently generating about 0.24 per unit of risk. If you would invest  3,941  in Large Cap Growth Profund on April 22, 2025 and sell it today you would earn a total of  1,059  from holding Large Cap Growth Profund or generate 26.87% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Significant
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Large Cap Growth Profund  vs.  Small Cap Profund Small Cap

Large Cap Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Very Strong

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Large Cap Growth Profund are ranked lower than 31 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak forward indicators, Large-cap Growth showed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point.

Small Cap Profund

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Solid

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Small Cap Profund Small Cap are ranked lower than 19 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak forward indicators, Small Cap showed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point.

Pair Trading with Large-cap Growth and Small Cap

The main advantage of trading using opposite Large-cap Growth and Small Cap positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Large-cap Growth position performs unexpectedly, Small Cap can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Small Cap will offset losses from the drop in Small Cap's long position.

The idea behind Large Cap Growth Profund and Small Cap Profund Small Cap pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Performance Analysis module to check effects of mean-variance optimization against your current asset allocation.