Dynamic International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic International and Vanguard Total International is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dynamic 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.

Dynamic International Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Dynamic International Opportun and DJI is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic International Opportun 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 Dynamic International Opportunity. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  1.0ICCIX Dynamic InternationalPairCorr
  0.86ICSIX Dynamic OpportunityPairCorr
  0.86ICSNX Dynamic OpportunityPairCorr
  0.94VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.88VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.88VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.88VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.94VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.95VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95FSPSX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.54IIRFX Voya Russia FundPairCorr
  0.53IWRFX Voya Russia FundPairCorr
  0.53LETRX Voya Russia FundPairCorr
  0.72JSOSX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.68MUIIX Ultra Short IncomePairCorr
  0.64RPIEX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.64FOCPX Fidelity Otc PortfolioPairCorr
  0.6VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.58DRGTX Allianzgi TechnologyPairCorr
  0.5LOTCX Locorr Market TrendPairCorr
  0.49SIGVX Ridgeworth Seix GovePairCorr
  0.43OOSYX Oppenheimer SeniorPairCorr
  0.39FOCIX Fairholme FocusedPairCorr
  0.36VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.36FXAIX Fidelity 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.36VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.34FZROX Fidelity Zero TotalPairCorr
  0.31KMKYX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.31PRCOX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.31TCHTX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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