Nationwide International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Nationwide International and Morningstar Municipal Bond is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Nationwide 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.

Nationwide International Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Nationwide International Index and DJI is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Nationwide International Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Nationwide 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Nationwide Mutual Fund

  0.75GCFRX Nationwide InvestorPairCorr
  0.8GIIAX Nationwide InternationalPairCorr
  0.77GIMCX Nationwide InvestorPairCorr
  0.69NDCAX Nationwide InvestorPairCorr
  0.96NWAJX Nationwide AllianzgiPairCorr
  0.99NWAHX Nationwide AllianzgiPairCorr
  0.96NWAGX Nationwide AllianzgiPairCorr
  0.96NWAKX Nationwide AllianzgiPairCorr
  0.95NWCIX Nationwide E PlusPairCorr
  0.95NWCSX Nationwide E PlusPairCorr
  0.95NWCPX Nationwide E PlusPairCorr

Moving against Nationwide Mutual Fund

  0.37GGFRX Nationwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.59NWHDX Nationwide Bailard NitivePairCorr
  0.59NWHHX Nationwide Bailard NitivePairCorr
  0.46NWFAX Nationwide Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.44NWABX Nationwide Fund6PairCorr

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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 Nationwide Mutual Fund performing well and Nationwide 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 Nationwide 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.