Focused International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Focused International and Legg Mason Global is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Focused International 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.

Focused International Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Focused International Growth and DJI is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Focused International Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Focused International Growth. 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 state.

Moving together with Focused Mutual Fund

  0.75AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.72AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.75AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.69AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.69AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.73TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.73TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.86TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.84TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.86TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.72TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.63TWSCX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.63TWSAX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.73TWSMX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.77TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.69NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Focused Mutual Fund performing well and Focused International 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 Focused International'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.