Federated International Correlations

ISCAX Fund  USD 39.68  0.22  0.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between Federated International and Federated Emerging Market is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Federated International 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.

Federated International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Federated International Small and DJI is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Federated International Small 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 Federated International Small Mid. 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 nation.

Moving together with Federated Mutual Fund

  0.85EMDIX Federated Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.8STFSX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.8STIAX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.81STILX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.81STISX Federated StrategicPairCorr
  0.7INISX Federated IntermediatePairCorr
  0.79PIGDX Pnc International GrowthPairCorr
  0.77FTIBX Federated Global TotalPairCorr
  0.77FTIIX Federated Global TotalPairCorr
  0.63FTGLX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.63FTGSX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95PIUCX Pnc International EquityPairCorr
  0.95PIUIX Pnc International EquityPairCorr

Moving against Federated Mutual Fund

  0.62FRSAX Federated Floating RatePairCorr
  0.38QKACX Federated Mdt AllPairCorr
  0.36FSTKX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.36FSTLX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.36FSTRX Federated Mdt LargePairCorr
  0.37FULBX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr
  0.36FULAX Federated Ultrashort BondPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Federated Mutual Fund performing well and Federated International 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 Federated International'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
EMDIX  0.19 (0.01)(0.47)(0.08) 0.19 
 0.38 
 1.65 
QKACX  0.56  0.05  0.04  0.19  0.59 
 1.22 
 3.98 
QKBGX  0.37  0.02 (0.09) 0.16  0.33 
 0.99 
 2.11 
SBFIX  0.36 (0.03)(0.18) 0.07  0.43 
 0.77 
 2.10 
FRIEX  0.77 (0.05)(0.10) 0.04  0.93 
 1.82 
 4.54 
STFSX  0.18  0.00 (0.48) 0.12  0.16 
 0.36 
 1.22 
STIAX  0.18  0.00 (0.46) 0.11  0.17 
 0.36 
 1.21 
STILX  0.18  0.00 (0.43) 0.09  0.18 
 0.36 
 1.45 
STISX  0.17  0.00 (0.48) 0.12  0.17 
 0.36 
 1.33 
FRSAX  0.07  0.02  0.00 (0.58) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.70