Morningstar International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Morningstar International and Morningstar Defensive Bond is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Morningstar International 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.

Morningstar International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Morningstar International Equi and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morningstar International Equi and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Morningstar International Equity. 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 census.

Moving together with Morningstar Mutual Fund

  0.82MSTBX Morningstar DefensivePairCorr
  0.97MSTGX Morningstar Global IncomePairCorr
  0.82MSTPX Morningstar MunicipalPairCorr
  0.65MSTMX Morningstar MultisectorPairCorr
  0.99MSTSX Morningstar UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.62MSTRX Morningstar Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96MSTQX Morningstar EquityPairCorr
  0.68MSTVX Morningstar AlternativesPairCorr
  1.0VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99FSPSX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr
  0.93PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.95CIF Mfs Intermediate HighPairCorr
  0.64NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.95PCF Putnam High IncomePairCorr
  0.79PFCXX Putnam Money MarketPairCorr
  0.79PCSXX Principal Fds MoneyPairCorr
  0.92RPEIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.87QRPNX Aqr Alternative RiskPairCorr
  0.93SEMRX Semper Short DurationPairCorr
  0.79SBLTX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.96JAFSX John Hancock VariablePairCorr
  0.63EMXCX Ashmore Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.97HERSX Hartford Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64DSHZX Brinker Capital DestPairCorr
  0.75PMTXX Pioneer Money MarketPairCorr

Moving against Morningstar Mutual Fund

  0.49XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.42XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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