Msif International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Msif International and International Equity Portfolio is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Msif 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.

Msif International Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Msif International Opportunity and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Msif International Opportunity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Msif 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 american community survey.

Moving together with Msif Mutual Fund

  0.85TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.74MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.8MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.8MMMPX Msif Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr
  1.0MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.76THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.65TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.64MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.76MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.82MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.76MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.72MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.95MSDLX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.94MSEEX Morgan Stanley EuropeanPairCorr
  0.79MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.77MSHOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.72MSIBX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.79MSHDX High Yield PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MSLLX Active InternationalPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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