Laudus International Correlations

SWMIX Fund  USD 20.96  0.25  1.18%   
The current 90-days correlation between Laudus International and Prudential Emerging Markets is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Laudus 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.

Laudus International Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Laudus International Marketmas and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Laudus International Marketmas and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Laudus Mutual Fund

  0.83SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.73SWASX Schwab Global RealPairCorr
  0.71SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.98SWISX Schwab InternationalPairCorr
  0.89SWHFX Schwab Health CarePairCorr
  0.92SWKRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.94SWJRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.9SWLRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.88SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr
  0.81SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Laudus Mutual Fund

  0.47LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.35SWANX Schwab E Equity Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.45SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.41SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.49SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.49SWSCX Schwab Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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