World Ex Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between World Ex Core and Fidelity Select Portfolios is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of World Ex 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.

World Ex Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between World Ex Core and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding World Ex Core and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in World Ex Core. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with World Mutual Fund

  0.99DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.98DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.97DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.99DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.96DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.89DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.96DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.97DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.89DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.99DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.91DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.98DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.96DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.64DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.95DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.92DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.89DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.87DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.69DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.95DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.97DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.97DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

Moving against World Mutual Fund

  0.48DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between World Mutual Fund performing well and World Ex 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 World Ex'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.