Diversified International Correlations

PIIIX Fund  USD 14.08  0.12  0.86%   
The current 90-days correlation between Diversified International and Touchstone Small Cap is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Diversified 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.

Diversified International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Diversified International Fund and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Diversified International Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Diversified Mutual Fund

  0.96PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.92PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.68PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.66PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.66PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.96PIDIX International EquityPairCorr
  0.96PIIOX International EquityPairCorr
  0.61PIOOX Income Fund RPairCorr

Moving against Diversified Mutual Fund

  0.58PIPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55PHASX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55PHPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.52PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.49PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.38PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55PPQSX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.52PMBSX Midcap Fund RPairCorr
  0.48PMDDX Small Midcap DividendPairCorr
  0.48PMDIX Small Midcap DividendPairCorr
  0.47PNASX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.46PMAQX Midcap Fund RPairCorr
  0.46PMBPX Midcap Fund RPairCorr
  0.45PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.43PLVJX Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.42CMNWX Principal CapitalPairCorr
  0.4PQIAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.38PLSAX Largecap Sp 500PairCorr
  0.38PPNMX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.37PLLAX Smallcap Fund FkaPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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