Small Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Small Cap Index and Voya High Yield is -0.14 (i.e., Good 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Small Cap Index and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Small Cap Index 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 Small Cap Index. 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 industry.

Moving together with Small Mutual Fund

0.95	VMIDX	Mid Cap Index	Pair Corr
0.65	VMSGX	Mid Cap Strategic	Pair Corr
0.64	VSRDX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.82	VSTIX	Stock Index Fund	Pair Corr
0.92	VSSVX	Small Cap Special	Pair Corr
0.82	VBCVX	Broad Cap Value	Pair Corr
0.67	VCAAX	Asset Allocation	Pair Corr
0.68	VCFVX	Foreign Value	Pair Corr
0.8	VCIEX	International Equities	Pair Corr
0.63	VCIFX	International Government	Pair Corr
0.65	VCNIX	Nasdaq 100 Index	Pair Corr
0.72	VCSOX	Global Social Awareness	Pair Corr
0.69	VDAFX	Dynamic Allocation	Pair Corr
0.86	VVMCX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.82	VVSGX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.62	VVSCX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.78	VGCLX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.76	VGLSX	Global Strategy	Pair Corr
0.77	VHYLX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.9	VIOPX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.86	VLAGX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.69	VLCGX	Large Capital Growth	Pair Corr
0.76	VLSMX	Valic Company I	Pair Corr
0.97	VSMAX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.75	VSCIX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.76	VSCPX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.87	NAESX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr

Moving against Small Mutual Fund

0.36

SPGSX

State Street Premier

Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	IPIMX	RHYTX	PYRLX	PRHYX	FHYIX	IPHYX	TIYRX
IPIMX		0.47	0.97	0.97	0.59	1.0	0.99	IPIMX
RHYTX	0.47		0.49	0.43	0.94	0.47	0.48	RHYTX
PYRLX	0.97	0.49		0.93	0.61	0.97	0.96	PYRLX
PRHYX	0.97	0.43	0.93		0.55	0.98	0.98	PRHYX
FHYIX	0.59	0.94	0.61	0.55		0.6	0.59	FHYIX
IPHYX	1.0	0.47	0.97	0.98	0.6		0.99	IPHYX
TIYRX	0.99	0.48	0.96	0.98	0.59	0.99		TIYRX
	IPIMX	RHYTX	PYRLX	PRHYX	FHYIX	IPHYX	TIYRX

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 Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
IPIMX	0.12	0.01	(0.40)	0.52	0.00	(0.19)	0.34	(0.23)	0.80
RHYTX	0.07	0.02	(0.41)	2.93	0.00	(0.13)	0.21	(0.10)	0.42
PYRLX	0.11	0.01	(0.38)	0.26	0.01	(0.14)	0.24	(0.24)	0.94
PRHYX	0.12	0.01	(0.34)	(0.51)	0.00	(0.22)	0.17	(0.34)	0.84
FHYIX	0.08	0.02	(0.37)	(1.97)	0.00	(0.16)	0.22	(0.22)	0.55
IPHYX	0.12	0.01	(0.38)	0.93	0.00	(0.19)	0.34	(0.23)	0.79
TIYRX	0.14	0.01	(0.35)	3.41	0.02	(0.21)	0.34	(0.23)	0.90

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