Wasatch Micro Correlations

WMICX Fund  USD 8.36  0.04  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and Wasatch Micro Cap is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Wasatch Micro Cap and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor 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 interest.

Moving together with Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.79WAESX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96WAMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.84WAMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.86WGICX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.72WGMCX Wasatch Ultra GrowthPairCorr
  0.86WGMVX Wasatch Micro CapPairCorr
  0.65WHOSX Wasatch HoisingtonPairCorr
  0.79WIESX Wasatch Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88WILCX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.88FMIEX Wasatch Large CapPairCorr
  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Wasatch Mutual Fund

  0.57WAIGX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.54WALSX Wasatch Longshort AlphaPairCorr
  0.53WGLSX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.52WAGOX Wasatch Global OpporPairCorr
  0.52WAISX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.51WGISX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.32WAIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.67WIIOX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.57WIIGX Wasatch InternationalPairCorr
  0.57WIGOX 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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BTIEXSWHRX
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High negative correlations

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BTIEXWIIOX
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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
WAMVX  0.86 (0.01) 0.02  0.08  0.81 
 1.83 
 6.33 
WIIOX  0.48 (0.18) 0.00 (0.31) 0.00 
 0.94 
 2.99 
HNASX  0.64  0.01  0.02  0.10  0.88 
 1.34 
 5.04 
NMVLX  0.51 (0.08) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.22 
 3.09 
NNLEX  0.79 (0.23) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.79 
 5.96 
SWHRX  0.24  0.01 (0.12) 0.11  0.14 
 0.52 
 1.92 
BTIEX  0.49  0.02  0.01  0.11  0.56 
 1.13 
 4.22 
TRRVX  0.20  0.01 (0.17) 0.10  0.10 
 0.49 
 1.91 
GLRBX  0.28  0.09 (0.02)(1.74) 0.00 
 0.68 
 2.09 
PRLAX  0.80  0.11  0.09  0.23  0.78 
 1.53 
 5.10