Wasatch Small Correlations

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The correlation of Wasatch 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.

Wasatch Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Wasatch Small Cap and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Wasatch Small 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 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 consumer price index.

Moving together with Wasatch Mutual Fund

  1.0WAAEX Wasatch Small CapPairCorr
  0.7WAGSX Wasatch Global SelectPairCorr
  0.86WAGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.61WAIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.89WAMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.83WAUSX Wasatch Select InvestorPairCorr
  0.89WGMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.91WGROX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.66WIIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.9WIGRX Wasatch E GrowthPairCorr
  0.86WIGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr

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 Wasatch Mutual Fund performing well and Wasatch 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 Wasatch 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.