Emerging Markets Correlations

GEMYX Fund  USD 12.13  0.16  1.30%   
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 Equity and DJI is 0.55 (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 Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Equity. 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 population.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.92GCOZX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.95GDMYX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.95GDMZX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.82GVEYX Value Equity InstituPairCorr
  0.82GVEZX Value Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.83GVIYX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.83GVIZX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.95GEIYX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.95GEIZX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  1.0GEMZX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.96GEQYX Equity Index InstituPairCorr
  0.95GEQZX Equity Index InvestorPairCorr
  0.95GFIZX Conservative AllocationPairCorr
  0.79GFSYX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.78GFSZX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.9GGBZX Aggressive AllocationPairCorr
  0.64GGBEX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.81GGEYX Guidestone Fds GrowthPairCorr
  0.81GGEZX Growth Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.94GGIZX Balanced AllocationPairCorr
  0.92GGRYX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.76GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.76GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  0.84GIIYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.84GIIZX Guidestone Funds IntPairCorr
  0.85GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.85GLDZX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.87GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.86GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.95GMFZX Mydestination 2045PairCorr
  0.96GMHYX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.96GMHZX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.95GMGYX Mydestination 2055PairCorr
  0.94GMGZX Mydestination 2055PairCorr
  0.96GMTYX Mydestination 2015PairCorr
  0.96GMTZX Mydestination 2015PairCorr

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.