Meridian Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Meridian Small Cap and The Hartford International is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Meridian 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.

Meridian Small Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Meridian Small Cap and DJI is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Meridian Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Meridian 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 census.

Moving together with MERIDIAN Mutual Fund

  0.88MRAEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.99MRAGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.9MRCEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.92MRCGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.89MRIEX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.92MRIGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.92MRRGX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  1.0MSGAX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  1.0MSGCX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.93MSGRX Meridian Small CapPairCorr
  0.79MVALX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.86MEIFX Meridian Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.99MERDX Meridian GrowthPairCorr
  0.82MFCAX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.83MFCCX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.79MFCIX Meridian ContrarianPairCorr
  0.66VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.68JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.68JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.68JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.67JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.69JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77HRACX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.7UICGX Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.7WMKTX Wesmark Tactical OppPairCorr

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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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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