Jacob Small Correlations

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

Jacob Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Jacob Small Cap and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Jacob 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 Jacob 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 rate.

Moving together with Jacob Mutual Fund

  0.92JAMFX Jacob InternetPairCorr
  1.0JSIGX Jacob Small CapPairCorr
  0.98JMCGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr
  0.98JMIGX Jacob Micro CapPairCorr
  0.91VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.88VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.82JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.82JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.82JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.82JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.82JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.9ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.95CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.88ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.84CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.88CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.91ETY Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.87NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.84FRIRRX FrirrxPairCorr
  0.89PIORX Pioneer Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94FXAIX Fidelity 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.96PTY Pimco Corporate IncomePairCorr
  0.91FMFIX Free Market FixedPairCorr
  0.93SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.84AHYCX Invesco High YieldPairCorr
  0.87TEMHX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.95RRTIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.82TRDIX Transamerica DividendPairCorr
  0.95VIGIX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.95FSPGX Fidelity Large CapPairCorr
  0.85JFR Nuveen Floating RatePairCorr
  0.88JDURX Prudential UtilityPairCorr

Moving against Jacob Mutual Fund

  0.75IFN India ClosedPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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