World Growth Correlations

USAWX Fund  USD 30.75  0.02  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between World Growth and International Fund International is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of World Growth 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.

World Growth Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between World Growth Fund and DJI is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding World Growth Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in World Growth Fund. 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 housing.

Moving together with World Mutual Fund

  0.78UITBX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.75GUTEX Victory Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.95SSGSX Victory Sycamore SmallPairCorr
  0.91SBFMX Victory PortfoliosPairCorr
  0.95MMECX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.94MMEAX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.94MMMMX Victory IntegrityPairCorr
  0.96MNNAX Victory Munder MultiPairCorr
  0.83RSEGX Victory Rs SmallPairCorr
  0.72RSGGX Victory Rs GlobalPairCorr
  0.93RSIYX Victory Rs InvestorsPairCorr
  0.94RSPFX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.76RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.78RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.9RSPMX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.93RSPYX Victory Rs PartnersPairCorr
  0.93RSVAX Victory Rs ValuePairCorr
  0.7RSTYX Victory Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.83RSYEX Victory Rs SmallPairCorr
  0.89RCOCX Victory Rs LargePairCorr
  0.9MAIMX Victory Integrity MidPairCorr
  0.94VDSCX Victory Diversified StockPairCorr
  0.94URFRX Target Retirement 2040PairCorr
  0.92URFFX Target Retirement 2050PairCorr
  0.83URSIX Target Retirement 2060PairCorr
  0.95USAAX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.95VETAX Victory Sycamore EstPairCorr
  0.79USAUX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.72USATX Tax Exempt IntermediatePairCorr
  0.92USCAX Small Cap StockPairCorr
  0.64USCBX California BondPairCorr

Moving against World Mutual Fund

  0.51RSFYX Victory Floating RatePairCorr

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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   
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USGRXUSIFX
USAUXUSSCX
USAUXUSIFX
USGRXUSAUX
USGRXUSEMX
  
High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between World Mutual Fund performing well and World Growth 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 World Growth'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.