International Government Correlations

VCIFX Fund  USD 10.00  0.01  0.1%   
The current 90-days correlation between International Government and Mid Cap Index is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of International Government 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 Government Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between International Government Bond and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Government Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.98VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.85VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.84VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.99VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.87VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.89VGREX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.91VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.99FGBRX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.99FBNRX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  1.0FCWBX Capital World BondPairCorr
  0.99RCWBX Capital World BondPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.76VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.74VMSGX Mid Cap StrategicPairCorr
  0.74VBCVX Broad Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.74VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.73VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.71VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.71VCSTX Science TechnologyPairCorr
  0.7VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.7VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.7VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.69VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.68VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.66VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.66VCIGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.63VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.58VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.52VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.35VDAFX Dynamic AllocationPairCorr
  0.87LSHEX Kinetics Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.7SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.69SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.68RMQAX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.63VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.59RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.59RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.59RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.57FIKGX Fidelity Advisor SemPairCorr
  0.47VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.44VLAGX 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 Government 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 Government'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  0.72  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