Foreign Value Correlations

VCFVX Fund  USD 10.80  0.03  0.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Foreign Value and Mid Cap Index is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Foreign Value 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.

Foreign Value Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Foreign Value Fund and DJI is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Foreign Value Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Foreign Mutual Fund

  0.83VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.81VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.85VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.96VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.89VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.66VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.93VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.95VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.68VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.86VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.93VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.93DOXFX Dodge Cox InternationalPairCorr
  0.83OANIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.86DODFX Dodge International StockPairCorr
  0.74OAKIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Foreign Mutual Fund

  0.42VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.4VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.4VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.35VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.33VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.33OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.33MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.33MLPLX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr

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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   
VCBCXVAPPX
VCAAXVSRDX
VSSVXVMIDX
VBCVXVSSVX
VMSGXVMIDX
VSRDXVMIDX
  
High negative correlations   
VCBCXVCBDX
VCBDXVAPPX
VCBCXVBCVX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Foreign Mutual Fund performing well and Foreign Value 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 Foreign Value'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMIDX  0.70  0.02  0.01  0.07  0.96 
 1.44 
 8.00 
VMSGX  0.81  0.04  0.02  0.09  1.13 
 1.70 
 7.16 
VAPPX  0.82  0.08  0.05  0.25  1.13 
 1.50 
 5.93 
VSRDX  0.59 (0.01)(0.03)(0.02) 0.89 
 1.15 
 5.12 
VSTIX  0.58  0.03  0.01  0.10  0.84 
 1.21 
 5.49 
VSSVX  0.82  0.00 (0.01) 0.01  1.02 
 1.55 
 9.72 
VBCVX  0.54 (0.01)(0.04)(0.02) 0.68 
 1.18 
 5.58 
VCAAX  0.41 (0.01)(0.04)(0.03) 0.61 
 0.74 
 3.81 
VCBDX  0.25 (0.04) 0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 0.41 
 1.53 
VCBCX  0.80  0.08  0.05  0.26  1.10 
 1.67 
 5.85