Emerging Markets Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Por and Great West Government Mortgage is -0.06 (i.e., Good 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 0.52 (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 Correlation Analysis 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  1.0TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.8DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.91DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.87MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.79TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.75TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.93MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.63MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.87MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.75MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.76MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.74MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.76MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.63MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.34MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.77MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.77MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.75MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.75MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.7MSGFX Global Franchise PorPairCorr

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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.