International Equities Correlations

VCIEX Fund  USD 8.15  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Equities and Mid Cap Index is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of International Equities 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 Equities Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between International Equities Index and DJI is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Equities Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.75VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.84VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.82VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  1.0VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.72VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.86VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.86VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.86VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.86VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.85VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.6VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.59VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.56VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.55VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.54VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.53VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.52VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.52VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.49VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.48VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.46VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.44VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.42VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.55VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.53VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.51VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.51VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr

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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
VSTIXVAPPX
VSTIXVSRDX
VCBCXVSTIX
VMSGXVMIDX
VSRDXVAPPX
  
High negative correlations   
VCBDXVAPPX
VCBCXVCBDX
VCBDXVBCVX
VCBDXVSTIX
VCBDXVMSGX
VCBDXVMIDX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between International Mutual Fund performing well and International Equities 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 Equities' 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  0.72  0.00  0.03  0.12  0.64 
 1.73 
 5.20 
VMSGX  0.71  0.06  0.08  0.18  0.64 
 1.60 
 4.39 
VAPPX  0.75  0.01  0.01  0.13  1.17 
 1.50 
 4.99 
VSRDX  0.58 (0.01)(0.04) 0.11  0.65 
 1.12 
 3.62 
VSTIX  0.56  0.00 (0.02) 0.12  0.65 
 1.17 
 3.85 
VSSVX  0.86 (0.03) 0.02  0.10  0.75 
 1.84 
 7.23 
VBCVX  0.53  0.02  0.01  0.15  0.32 
 1.18 
 3.80 
VCAAX  0.36 (0.01)(0.13) 0.09  0.39 
 0.74 
 2.63 
VCBDX  0.23 (0.02) 0.00  0.52  0.00 
 0.41 
 1.42 
VCBCX  0.72  0.00 (0.01) 0.12  1.03 
 1.69 
 4.92