International Equities Correlations

VCIEX Fund  USD 8.20  0.02  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Equities and Mid Cap Index is 0.38 (i.e., 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between International Equities Index and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest 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.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in International Equities Index. 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 income.

Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.79VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.89VCGEX Emerging EconomiesPairCorr
  0.81VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.96VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.9VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.9VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  1.0VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.81VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.96VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.93VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.93VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.93VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.46VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.46VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.43VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.38VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.37VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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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  0.70  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