International Small Correlations

JHSMX Fund  USD 10.76  0.05  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Small Pany and Blackrock Health Sciences is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of International Small 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.

International Small Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between International Small Pany 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 International Small Pany 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 International Small Pany. 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 population.

Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.62JQLMX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.83JQLCX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.88JRLDX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.87JRLFX Multi Index 2010PairCorr
  0.76JRLIX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.83JRLKX Multi Index 2015PairCorr
  0.84JRLLX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.77JRLOX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.77JRLPX Multi Index 2020PairCorr
  0.65JRTBX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.78JRTAX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr
  0.72JRTDX Multi Index 2025PairCorr
  0.72JRTFX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr

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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 International Mutual Fund performing well and International Small 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 International Small'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.