Schwab International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab International and Schwab Small Cap Index is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Schwab 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.

Schwab International Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Schwab International Index and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab International Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.61SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.66SWKRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.65SWJRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.97SWMIX Laudus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66SWLRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.61SWQRX Schwab Target 2065PairCorr
  0.78SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab 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 Schwab 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.