International Smaller Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between The International Smaller and Franklin Government Money is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of International 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.

International Smaller Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between The International Smaller 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 The International Smaller and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.97BSGPX Eafe PurePairCorr
  0.93BSGLX Long TermPairCorr
  0.96BTLSX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.96BTLKX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.9BGAKX Global AlphaPairCorr
  0.79BGALX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  0.9BGASX Global AlphaPairCorr
  0.9BGATX Baillie Gifford GlobalPairCorr
  0.97BGCWX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.97BGCSX Eafe ChoicePairCorr
  0.8BGCBX Baillie Gifford ChinaPairCorr
  0.9BGEZX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.9BGEWX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.96BGEVX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.96BGESX Eafe FundPairCorr
  0.96BGETX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.9BGELX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9BGEGX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.96BGEFX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.9BGEDX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.97BGIVX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.97BGIFX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.97BGPKX Eafe PurePairCorr
  1.0BICKX The International SmallerPairCorr
  0.97BINSX The International EquityPairCorr
  0.95OSMYX Oppenheimer Intl SmallPairCorr
  0.95OSCIX Oppenheimer Intl SmallPairCorr
  0.95OSMNX Oppenheimer Intl SmallPairCorr
  0.95TIDDX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95MIDGX Mfs International NewPairCorr
  0.95MIDHX Mfs International NewPairCorr
  0.95MIDRX Mfs International NewPairCorr
  0.68PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.94USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.94USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.92UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.87TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.86TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr
  0.83TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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