International Equity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between International Equity and The Gabelli Healthcare is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between International Equity Index 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 Equity Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.97PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.63PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.68PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.61PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.76PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.76PGRVX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.61PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.76PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.67PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.59PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.58PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.58PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.58PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.48PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.37SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.34SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.67PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.67PHPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.6PHASX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.32SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr

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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.