Active International Correlations

MSACX Fund  USD 19.54  0.60  3.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Active International and Walden Midcap Fund is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Active 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.

Active International Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Active International Allocatio and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Active International Allocatio 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 Active International Allocation. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Active Mutual Fund

  0.85MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.85MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.88MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.91MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.87MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.76MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.88MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.77TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.75MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.73MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.75MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.62MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr

Moving against Active Mutual Fund

  0.59MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.56MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.56MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.35TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.32MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.54MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.34MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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

TASCXTVSVX
EPVIXWAMFX
TPVIXWAMFX
TPVIXEPVIX
TVSVXEPVIX
TVSVXTPVIX
  

High negative correlations

TASCXDSMLX
TVSVXDSMLX
DSMLXEPVIX
DSMLXWAMFX
TPVIXDSMLX
DNINXACTIX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Active Mutual Fund performing well and Active 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 Active 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
WAMFX  0.64  0.08  0.07  0.20  0.53 
 1.39 
 7.34 
EPVIX  0.88  0.16  0.13  0.33  0.76 
 1.80 
 8.56 
DSMLX  0.86 (0.10) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.71 
 4.94 
TPVIX  0.84 (0.02) 0.01  0.06  0.86 
 2.14 
 6.92 
ACTIX  0.14 (0.01)(0.38)(0.03) 0.12 
 0.32 
 0.84 
DNINX  0.80 (0.09) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.40 
 11.70 
TVSVX  0.81  0.07  0.09  0.14  0.70 
 1.74 
 6.76 
TASCX  0.73  0.02  0.02  0.10  0.76 
 1.71 
 4.25 
TGUNX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
FTGWX  0.51 (0.03)(0.07) 0.03  0.72 
 1.01 
 2.80