Gmo Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Gmo Small Cap and Aqr Small Cap is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Gmo 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.

Gmo Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Gmo Small Cap and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Gmo Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Gmo 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 housing.

Moving together with Gmo Mutual Fund

  0.74GWOAX Gmo Global DevelopedPairCorr
  0.81GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr
  0.73GIEAX Gmo International EquityPairCorr
  0.71GIOTX Gmo InternationalPairCorr
  0.79GMAYX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.82GMADX Gmo Global EquityPairCorr
  0.7GMCFX Gmo International EquityPairCorr
  0.75GMGEX Gmo Global EquityPairCorr
  0.7GMOIX Gmo International EquityPairCorr
  0.7GMOUX Gmo International EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Gmo Mutual Fund performing well and Gmo 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 Gmo 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.