International Opportunity Correlations

MIOPX Fund  USD 28.51  0.02  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Opportunity and Global Opportunity Portfolio is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of International Opportunity 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 Opportunity Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between International Opportunity Port and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Opportunity Port and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in International Opportunity Portfolio. 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 american community survey.

Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.73TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.76MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.76MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.76MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.76MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.71MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.71MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.66MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.68MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  1.0MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.76THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.74TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.62MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.73MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.68MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.77MRLBX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.77MRLAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  1.0MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.64MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.46TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.36MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr

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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 International Mutual Fund performing well and International Opportunity 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 Opportunity'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.