Emerging Markets Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Por and Emerging Markets Small is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Emerging Markets 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.

Emerging Markets Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Portfolio and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Portfolio and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Portfolio. 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 industry.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.92DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.9DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.68DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.89DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.93DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.94DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.98DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.99DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.89DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.86DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.98DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.96DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.95DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.98DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.91DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.92DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.97DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.87DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.79DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.93DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.98DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.86DFAPX Dfa Investment GradePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Emerging Mutual Fund performing well and Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets' 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.