International Smaller Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between The International Smaller and Short Oil Gas is -0.16 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between The International Smaller and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The International Smaller. 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 industry.

Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.95BSGPX Eafe PurePairCorr
  0.89BGCWX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.89BGCSX Eafe ChoicePairCorr
  0.88BGCJX Baillie Gifford EafePairCorr
  0.84BGEZX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.84BGEWX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.64BGEPX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.64BGELX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66BGEGX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.66BGEHX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.64BGEDX Baillie Gifford EmergingPairCorr
  0.78BGHDX Baillie Gifford HealthPairCorr
  0.79BGHBX Baillie Gifford HealthPairCorr
  0.87BGIUX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.81BGIVX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.81BGITX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.86BGIKX The International EquityPairCorr
  0.87BGIFX Baillie Gifford IntePairCorr
  0.65BGKEX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95BGPKX Eafe PurePairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.54BGGSX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.33BSGLX Long TermPairCorr
  0.37BGUKX Baillie Gifford DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.37BGUIX Baillie Gifford DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.33BGLTX Baillie GiffordPairCorr
  0.33BGLKX Long TermPairCorr

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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 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.