Sit Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Sit Small Cap and Sit Mid Cap is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Sit 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.

Sit Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Sit Small Cap and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sit Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Sit Mutual Fund

  1.0SSCDX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.78GDGIX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.78GDGSX Sit Global DividendPairCorr
  0.97SSMGX Sit Small CapPairCorr
  0.92SDMGX Sit Developing MarketsPairCorr
  0.73SDVSX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.74SDVGX Sit Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.74NBNGX Sit Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94SMTFX Sit Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.88SNGRX Sit International GrowthPairCorr
  0.82SNGVX Sit U SPairCorr
  0.84SNGYX Sit Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.87SNTIX Sit Tax FreePairCorr
  0.88SNTYX Sit Tax FreePairCorr
  0.9SQIYX Sit Mutual FundsPairCorr
  0.9SQIFX Sit Quality IncomePairCorr
  0.97VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.98DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.98FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.98FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.86PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.78PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Sit Mutual Fund

  0.45SNIGX Sit Large CapPairCorr
  0.99UIPIX Ultrashort Mid Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.88TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.88TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.88TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr
  0.87TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr
  0.79CESGX Coho Relative ValuePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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