International Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between International Fund and Putnam Money Market is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of International Fund 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 Fund Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between International Fund I and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Fund I and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in International Fund I. 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 INTERNATIONAL Mutual Fund

  0.96SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.94PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.94PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.96PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.63PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.94SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.93PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.93PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.97PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.97PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.91PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.93PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.95PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.85STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.87PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.75PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.86PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.96PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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 Fund 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 Fund'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.