International Equity Correlations

MIQBX Fund  USD 13.98  0.04  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Equity and T Rowe Price is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). 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

Good diversification

The correlation between International Equity Portfolio and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Equity Portfolio 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 Equity 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.63MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.62MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.62TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.7TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.64MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.62MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.75MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.71MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.7MPAIX Advantage Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.68MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.47MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.47MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.47MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.47TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.44MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.44MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.43MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.42MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.33THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.71MACGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.7MADSX Msif Advantage Port Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.41MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.4MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.39MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.37MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.33MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.32MAAYX Morgan Stanley FocusPairCorr
  0.31MABBX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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 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.