IShares MSCI Correlations

SCJ Etf  USD 75.32  1.32  1.78%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares MSCI Japan and iShares MSCI Israel is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares MSCI moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares MSCI Japan moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares MSCI Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between iShares MSCI Japan and DJI is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares MSCI Japan and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.84EWJ iShares MSCI JapanPairCorr
  0.84BBJP JPMorgan BetaBuildersPairCorr
  0.97FLJP Franklin FTSE JapanPairCorr
  0.83DFJ WisdomTree Japan SmallCapPairCorr
  0.74JPXN iShares JPX NikkeiPairCorr
  0.62QQEW First Trust NASDAQPairCorr

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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   
ECNSDFJ
TOKDFJ
TOKEIS
ECNSTOK
EISDFJ
EWGSDFJ
  
High negative correlations   
ECNSEIS
ECNSEWGS
EWGSTOK
EWGSEIS
EWGSDFJ
EISDFJ

IShares MSCI Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares MSCI ETF 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 IShares MSCI'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.