Smallcap World Correlations

SMCWX Fund  USD 74.38  0.05  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Smallcap World and Smallcap World Fund is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Smallcap World 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.

Smallcap World Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Smallcap World Fund and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Smallcap World Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Smallcap World Fund. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Smallcap Mutual Fund

  0.67ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.66ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.66WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.82WSHCX Washington MutualPairCorr

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

RSLAXSCWFX
RNWGXNFFFX
NWFFXNFFFX
NWFFXRNWGX
AMFFXRMFGX
NEWFXNFFFX
  

High negative correlations

FNCFXRMFGX
FNCFXAMFFX
RNWGXFNCFX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Smallcap Mutual Fund performing well and Smallcap World 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 Smallcap World'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
SCWFX  0.75 (0.09) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.32 
 5.60 
RLLGX  0.77 (0.04) 0.00 (0.34) 0.00 
 1.32 
 5.73 
RSLAX  0.76 (0.10) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.32 
 5.85 
RMFGX  0.61 (0.12) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 0.83 
 7.97 
AMFFX  0.61 (0.07) 0.00 (0.26) 0.00 
 0.82 
 7.90 
FNCFX  0.32  0.04 (0.06) 0.82  0.23 
 0.83 
 2.42 
NFFFX  0.64 (0.09) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.24 
 6.56 
RNWGX  0.64 (0.09) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.24 
 6.64 
NEWFX  0.64 (0.04) 0.00 (0.77) 0.00 
 1.22 
 6.28 
NWFFX  0.63 (0.09) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.23 
 6.33