IShares MSCI Correlations

IESE Etf  EUR 71.98  0.38  0.53%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares MSCI Europe and SPDR MSCI Europe is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of IShares MSCI 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.

IShares MSCI Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between iShares MSCI Europe 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 iShares MSCI Europe and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.83IMEU iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.83IMEA iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.84VEUR Vanguard FTSE DevelopedPairCorr
  0.87LYMEU Lyxor MSCI EuropePairCorr
  0.8MVEU iShares Edge MSCIPairCorr
  0.79EUN iShares STOXX EuropePairCorr
  0.9ETZ BNP Paribas EasyPairCorr
  0.88EROX SPDR MSCI EuropePairCorr
  0.83IJPE iShares MSCI JapanPairCorr
  0.89CSNKY iShares VII PLCPairCorr
  0.76XMEX Xtrackers MSCI MexicoPairCorr
  0.86XEOU Xtrackers MSCI EuropePairCorr

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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VEURIMEU
VEURIMEA
ETZLYMEU
EROXLYMEU
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High negative correlations

EROXIEMO
ETZIEMO
EUNIEMO
IESEIEMO
IEMOMVEU
IEMOLYMEU

IShares MSCI Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares MSCI ETF 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 IShares MSCI'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
IMEU  0.54  0.06  0.03  0.26  0.82 
 1.34 
 4.59 
IMEA  0.47  0.07  0.05  0.34  0.45 
 1.31 
 2.96 
VEUR  0.53  0.09  0.06  0.45  0.65 
 0.95 
 3.47 
LYMEU  0.44  0.10  0.05 (1.08) 0.39 
 1.31 
 3.48 
MVEU  0.35  0.02 (0.02) 0.14  0.38 
 0.96 
 2.16 
IEMO  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
IESE  0.55  0.01 (0.06)(3.14) 0.79 
 1.18 
 3.15 
EUN  0.50  0.07  0.03  0.37  0.54 
 1.35 
 4.02 
ETZ  0.47  0.10  0.08 (3.00) 0.33 
 1.25 
 3.11 
EROX  0.45  0.09  0.04 (1.26) 0.44 
 1.32 
 2.91 

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