Foreign Smaller Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Foreign Smaller Panies and Fidelity Advisor Diversified is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Foreign Smaller 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.

Foreign Smaller Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Foreign Smaller Panies and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Foreign Smaller Panies 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 Foreign Smaller Panies. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Foreign Mutual Fund

  0.81TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.91TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.92TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.92TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.78TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.88TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.85TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.7TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.96TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.94TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.81FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.92SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.78SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.72TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.77FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.63TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.91TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.92TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.91TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.92TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.69LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.87FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.91TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.77SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.73SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.76FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.83FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr

Moving against Foreign Mutual Fund

  0.77WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Foreign Mutual Fund performing well and Foreign Smaller 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 Foreign Smaller'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.