Small Cap Correlations

GTSCX Fund  USD 32.59  0.07  0.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Equity and Icm Small Pany is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Small Cap 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.

Small Cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Equity and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Equity 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 Small Cap Equity. 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 world development indicators.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

  0.83RESGX Responsible Esg EquityPairCorr
  0.88GQLVX Quantitative U SPairCorr
  0.65GQSCX Quantitative U SPairCorr
  0.61GTCEX Strategic Equity PorPairCorr
  1.0GTCSX Small Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.77GTLIX Large Cap CorePairCorr
  0.63GTLLX Large Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.7GTTMX Total Market PortfolioPairCorr
  0.77VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.69FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.75DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.71FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.71FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Small Mutual Fund performing well and Small Cap 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 Small Cap'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
ICSCX  0.74 (0.01) 0.00  0.05  0.98 
 1.79 
 4.79 
ARSVX  0.80 (0.21) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.45 
 12.49 
QRSVX  0.71 (0.06)(0.06) 0.00  0.88 
 1.81 
 4.85 
BSMAX  0.88 (0.08)(0.05) 0.00  1.19 
 1.71 
 4.82 
HNTVX  0.82 (0.01) 0.00  0.05  0.96 
 1.88 
 4.61 
WHGSX  0.85 (0.12) 0.00 (0.25) 0.00 
 2.10 
 8.93 
BOSOX  0.73 (0.11) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.77 
 7.64 
WBSIX  1.05 (0.06)(0.03) 0.02  1.33 
 2.45 
 5.99 
WBSNX  1.05 (0.06)(0.03) 0.02  1.37 
 2.48 
 6.00 
SMVTX  0.97 (0.17) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.69 
 14.40