Diversified International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Diversified International and Diversified Bond Fund is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Diversified International Fund and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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

  0.81PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.8PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.68PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.79PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.78PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.8SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.91PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.91PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.9PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.91PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.77PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.89STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.8PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.77PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.74PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.62PHJTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Diversified Mutual Fund

  0.49PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.49PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.37PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.49PHPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr

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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.