Active International Correlations

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The correlation of Active 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.

Active International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Active International Allocatio and DJI is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Active International Allocatio 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 Active International Allocation. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Active Mutual Fund

  0.92TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.91DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.91DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.91DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.73MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.74MMMPX Msif Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.72MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.99TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.9TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.94TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.91MORGX Morgan Stanley MortgagePairCorr
  0.79MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.88MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.74MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.96MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.96MRJIX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.63MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.96MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.72MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Active Mutual Fund

  0.75MSFEX Frontier Markets PorPairCorr
  0.6MSDOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.58MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.57MSDUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.53MSDQX Morgan Stanley SustaPairCorr
  0.39MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr

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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 Active Mutual Fund performing well and Active 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 Active 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.