Emerging Markets Correlations

HCEMX Fund  USD 23.72  0.20  0.85%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets and Morningstar Defensive Bond is 0.22 (i.e., Modest 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 The Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Emerging Markets 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 The Emerging Markets. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.82VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.83VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.81VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.83VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.9VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.86VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.84VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.84FCTKX Fidelity Freedom 2055PairCorr
  0.79CRF Cornerstone Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.63ZTR Virtus Global Dividend Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.66AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.61BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.82IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.76CAT CaterpillarPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.79T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.68VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.57PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.47HD Home DepotPairCorr

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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.