International Equity Correlations

MSIQX Fund  USD 10.00  0.27  2.63%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Equity and Emerging Markets Portfolio is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of International Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between International Equity Portfolio and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Equity Portfolio 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 International Equity Portfolio. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.65MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.66MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.7MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.6MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.56MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.56MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.45MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.44MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.44MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.44MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.44THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.43TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.39MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.39MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.39MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.56MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.56MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.43MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.4MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.36MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.36MABCX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.35MAAYX Morgan Stanley FocusPairCorr
  0.34MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.34MABBX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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 International Mutual Fund performing well and International Equity 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 Equity'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.