Foreign Smaller Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Foreign Smaller Panies and Fidelity Advisor Diversified is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Foreign Smaller Panies and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak 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.
  
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Moving together with Foreign Mutual Fund

  0.98TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.98TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.98TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.98TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.99TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.99TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.98TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.93TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.99TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.98TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.98TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.98TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.98TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.98TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.98TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.97TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.99TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.95SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.98SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.99TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.96FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.98TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.98TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.99TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.97TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.98TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.97TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.93LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.98TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.96LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.98TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.99SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.97SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.9WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.85WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

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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.