Blackrock International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock International and Blackrock Midcap Index is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Blackrock 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.

Blackrock International Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Blackrock International Index and DJI is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blackrock International Index 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 Blackrock International Index. 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 industry.

Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.66MKCMX Blackrock CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.83MKEFX Blackrock Eurofund ClassPairCorr
  0.7MKDCX Blackrock EmergingPairCorr
  0.76MKDVX Blackrock Equity DividendPairCorr
  0.86MKILX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.89BRAMX Bats Series MPairCorr
  0.89BRACX Bats Series CPairCorr
  0.77BRBCX Blackrock TacticalPairCorr
  0.92BRASX Bats Series SPairCorr
  0.78BRCPX Blackrock ConservativePairCorr
  0.78BRHYX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.68BRIDX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.68BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.63BRICX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.94MKWIX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.98BROKX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr
  0.98BROIX Blackrock Glbl OpprtntsPairCorr

Moving against Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.61MKFOX Blackrock Large CapPairCorr
  0.54MKSPX Blackrock Advantage TotalPairCorr
  0.39BRGKX Blckrck Fds IiiPairCorr
  0.39BRGAX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.37BRGNX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.32BRMIX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.33BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.32BRMKX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Blackrock Mutual Fund performing well and Blackrock 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 Blackrock 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.