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What is NSCS?
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets in exchange-traded common stocks of small-capitalization companies. The Fund s sub-adviser will generally sell a stock if the stock hits its price target, the company s fundamentals or competitive position significantly deteriorate, or if a better alternative exists in the marketplace. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated common stocks of non-U.S. issuers listed on a foreign exchange that trade on such exchange contemporaneously with the shares of the Fund ( foreign common stocks ). In addition, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets, collectively, in foreign common stocks and dollar-denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers that are either listed on a U.S. stock exchange or represented by exchange-traded American depositary receipts that are issued by a U.S. financial institution. Up to 15% of the Fund s total assets may be invested in the securities of emerging market issuers.
ETFs related toNSCS
ETFs correlated to NSCS include SCHA, ESML, BBMC
What is ETF correlation?
Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.
Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.
Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction
ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:
- •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
- •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
- •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.
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