IShares MSCI Correlations

ACWX Etf  USD 66.97  0.15  0.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares MSCI ACWI and iShares MSCI World is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of IShares MSCI 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.

IShares MSCI Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between iShares MSCI ACWI and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares MSCI ACWI and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in iShares MSCI ACWI. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in housing.

Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.98VEA Vanguard FTSE DevelopedPairCorr
  0.93IEFA iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  1.0VEU Vanguard FTSE AllPairCorr
  0.96EFA iShares MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  1.0IXUS iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.98SPDW SPDR SP WorldPairCorr
  0.93IDEV iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.95ESGD iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.95JIRE JP Morgan ExchangePairCorr
  0.96DFAX Dimensional WorldPairCorr
  0.83KORU Direxion Daily SouthPairCorr
  0.84MUU Direxion Daily MU Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.84MULL GraniteShares 2x LongPairCorr
  0.61GDMN WisdomTree Efficient GoldPairCorr
  0.66SHNY Microsectors GoldPairCorr
  0.64AGQ ProShares Ultra Silver Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.87DRAI Draco Evolution AIPairCorr
  0.78AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.62MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.83IBM International Business Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.81INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.7AXP American ExpressPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.74T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.64VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.48HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.33BA BoeingPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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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High negative correlations

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IShares MSCI Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares MSCI ETF 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 IShares MSCI'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
URTH  0.52  0.02  0.01  0.09  0.80 
 1.11 
 3.35 
EWY  1.48  0.32  0.18  0.38  1.57 
 3.18 
 8.88 
EWZ  0.99  0.11  0.06  0.20  1.48 
 1.89 
 4.77 
IEUR  0.59  0.02  0.00  0.09  0.59 
 1.17 
 2.61 
IJS  0.92 (0.04)(0.01) 0.04  1.15 
 2.04 
 5.62 
FXI  0.96 (0.01)(0.01) 0.06  1.30 
 1.69 
 7.95 
DFAE  0.65  0.07  0.05  0.16  0.82 
 1.25 
 4.78 
HEFA  0.49  0.05  0.04  0.13  0.54 
 1.29 
 3.39 
SPYD  0.58 (0.08) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.09 
 2.97 
RWL  0.47  0.02  0.01  0.09  0.52 
 0.98 
 3.33