International Equity Correlations

HISIX Fund  USD 9.98  0.09  0.91%   
The correlation of International Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between International Equity Fund and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Equity Fund 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 International Equity Fund. 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 International Mutual Fund

  0.62HOSBX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.69HOSGX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.92RERFX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.92AEPFX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CEUAX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.93CEUCX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.92RERCX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.92REREX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.84RERGX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CEUFX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CEUEX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.93RERAX Europacific GrowthPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.74KNPCX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.74WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.72KSOCX Kinetics Small CapPairCorr
  0.72KSCYX Kinetics Small CapPairCorr
  0.59HSCSX Small-company StockPairCorr
  0.55HNASX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.46HSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.41HOVLX Value Fund ValuePairCorr
  0.76KINAX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.76KINCX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.74KNPAX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.73LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.72KSCOX Kinetics Small CapPairCorr
  0.68TLCYX Touchstone Large CapPairCorr
  0.61SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.54WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.52AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.49VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.48AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.48GAB Gabelli Equity TrustPairCorr
  0.47LETRX Voya Russia FundPairCorr
  0.46VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.45MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.44DFMAX Davidson Multi CapPairCorr
  0.37VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
HNASXHSTIX
HOSGXHOIBX
HOSGXHOSBX
HNASXHSCSX
HOSBXHOIBX
HSTIXHSCSX
  
High negative correlations   
HOIBXHNASX
HOIBXHDIXX
HOIBXHSCSX
HOIBXHSTIX
HOSGXHNASX
HOSGXHSCSX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between International Mutual Fund performing well and International Equity 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 Equity'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.