Active International Correlations

MSACX Fund  USD 21.17  0.24  1.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Active International and Salient Tactical Growth is 0.78 (i.e., Poor 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Active International Allocatio and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Active Mutual Fund

  0.99TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.93DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.67MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.66MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.64MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.94THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.86TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.94TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.82TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.77TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.92MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.82MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.94MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.93MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.93MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.77MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.72MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr
  0.71MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.68MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.7MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr

Moving against Active Mutual Fund

  0.81MPAIX Advantage Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.81MADSX Msif Advantage Port Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.63MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.62MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.59MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.56MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.56MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.56MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.81MAPLX Advantage Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.78MAPPX Advantage Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77MSCOX Msif Small PanyPairCorr
  0.7MSCMX Morgan Stanley MultiPairCorr
  0.69MSEGX Growth Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.67MSECX Msif Intl EquityPairCorr
  0.61MSELX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.34MSEEX Morgan Stanley EuropeanPairCorr

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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FTGWXTPVIX
  

High negative correlations

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TPVIXDSMLX
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ACTIXDSMLX
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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.