Us Small Correlations

DFSVX Fund  USD 52.38  0.06  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Us Small Cap and Us Targeted Value is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Us Small is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Us Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Us Small Cap and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Us Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Us Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment.

Moving together with DFSVX Mutual Fund

  1.0DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.85DFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.85DFLVX Us Large CapPairCorr
  0.96DFSCX Us Micro CapPairCorr
  0.91DFVEX Us Vector EquityPairCorr
  0.64DFWVX World Ex ValPairCorr
  0.65DFWIX World Ex CorePairCorr
  0.97VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSMCX Invesco Small CapPairCorr
  0.64WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.7IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.61IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.74SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.71SMCWX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.85JCVCX Classic ValuePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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DFISXDFSTX
DFISXDFFVX
LZOEXDFUSX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DFSVX Mutual Fund performing well and Us Small Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Us Small's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DFFVX  0.79 (0.03)(0.02) 0.04  0.99 
 1.83 
 5.07 
DFUSX  0.56 (0.04)(0.05) 0.02  0.85 
 1.22 
 3.30 
TWCGX  1.02 (0.32) 0.00 (0.19) 0.00 
 1.71 
 16.90 
TEPLX  0.79 (0.18) 0.00 (0.38) 0.00 
 1.28 
 15.13 
DFSTX  0.80 (0.04)(0.02) 0.03  1.05 
 1.87 
 4.93 
OTCIX  1.03  0.09  0.06  0.17  0.98 
 1.30 
 18.66 
LZOEX  0.52  0.04  0.02  0.13  0.53 
 1.10 
 2.74 
DFISX  0.59 (0.04)(0.08) 0.00  0.74 
 1.18 
 2.64 
VAFIX  0.97 (0.16) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.88 
 5.83 
RLEMX  0.52  0.04  0.02  0.13  0.53 
 1.14 
 2.78