International Equity Correlations

PFIEX Fund  USD 11.62  0.07  0.60%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Equity and Vanguard Total International is 0.97 (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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between International Equity Index and DJI is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Equity Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.97PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.7PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.68PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.74PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.69PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.77PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.81PGRVX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.61PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.78PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.71PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.43SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.42SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.33SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.66PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.63PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.63PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.63PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.55PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.32PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.71PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.69PHASX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.4SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.31SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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IDSCRYY
MSTSXLBHIX
IDLBHIX
  
High negative correlations   
IDVDVIX
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SCRYY444859BR2
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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VTIAX  0.61 (0.11) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.15 
 4.11 
VDVIX  0.64 (0.14) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 0.96 
 4.01 
VTMNX  0.63 (0.14) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 0.99 
 3.94 
444859BR2  1.36 (0.08) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 5.93 
 16.62 
SCRYY  2.07  0.29  0.08  1.93  2.02 
 5.61 
 12.99 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
APAAX  0.14  0.02 (0.35)(0.09) 0.15 
 0.31 
 1.13 
LBHIX  0.12  0.01 (0.39) 0.51  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
MSTSX  0.49 (0.03)(0.12) 0.06  0.52 
 1.21 
 2.80 
ID  3.91  0.70  0.13  1.00  4.02 
 7.89 
 20.54