Wasatch Micro Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and Crossmark Steward Equity is -0.55 (i.e., Excellent diversification). The correlation of Wasatch Micro 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.

Wasatch Micro Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Wasatch Micro Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Wasatch Micro 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.73WAESX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62WAIVX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  1.0WAMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.83WAMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.95WGICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.83WGMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.73WIESX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66WILCX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.83WMICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.66FMIEX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.88VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.41WAGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.4WAIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.31WALSX Wasatch Longshort AlphaPairCorr
  0.31WGLSX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.41WIIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.35WIIGX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Wasatch Mutual Fund performing well and Wasatch Micro 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 Wasatch Micro'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.