Harbor Diversified Correlations

HIIDX Fund  USD 12.29  0.16  1.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between Harbor Diversified and Calvert International Equity is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Harbor Diversified 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.

Harbor Diversified Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Harbor Diversified Internation and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Harbor Diversified Internation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Harbor Diversified International. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Harbor Mutual Fund

  0.97VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.97VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.97VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.97VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.95VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.94FSPSX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr
  0.83CPAYX Columbia PacificasiaPairCorr
  0.79LIRRX Lord Abbett InternationalPairCorr
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  0.82MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Harbor Mutual Fund performing well and Harbor Diversified 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 Harbor Diversified'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.