International Equity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between International Equity and Foreign Smaller Panies is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between International Equity Series and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Equity Series and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in International Equity Series. 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 state.

Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.92TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.98TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.98TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.98TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.84TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.74TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.83TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.92TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.93TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.93TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.8FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.92SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.79SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.71FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.73TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.93TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.93TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.84TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.94TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.7LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.83FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.89TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.79SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.74SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.79FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.82FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.72WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.33SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr

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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.