International Equity Correlations

PFIEX Fund  USD 12.04  0.14  1.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Equity and Us Government Securities is 0.07 (i.e., Significant 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between International Equity Index and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Equity Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.81PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.8PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.78PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.79PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.78SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.93PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.94PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.93PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.94PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.74PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.92STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.81PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.77PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.64PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.72PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.55PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.36PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.63PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.35PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.34PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.55PHPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr

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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.