Growth Portfolio Correlations

MSHLX Fund  USD 53.00  0.36  0.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and Emerging Markets Equity is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Growth Portfolio 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.

Growth Portfolio Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Portfolio Class 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 Growth Portfolio Class. 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 economic analysis.

Moving together with Growth Mutual Fund

  0.97MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.97MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.99MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.7MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.98MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.99MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.97MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.72MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.61MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.69MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.96THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.61TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.97TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.64TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.81MORGX Morgan Stanley MortgagePairCorr
  0.71MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.97MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.83MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.61MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81MRJIX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.79MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.95MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.92MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.92MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.92MAADX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.93MAAOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  1.0MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Growth Mutual Fund performing well and Growth Portfolio 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 Growth Portfolio'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
TEMUX  0.52  0.26  0.18 (3.62) 0.04 
 1.65 
 4.07 
DINDX  0.15  0.03 (0.43) 1.41  0.00 
 0.38 
 0.77 
DINCX  0.13  0.03 (0.37) 4.92  0.00 
 0.20 
 0.78 
DINAX  0.15  0.03 (0.49) 2.04  0.00 
 0.20 
 0.77 
MLMAX  0.65  0.24  0.11 (3.28) 0.54 
 1.84 
 4.43 
MLMCX  0.64  0.24  0.11 (3.14) 0.53 
 1.84 
 4.43 
MLNSX  0.64  0.14  0.13  0.30  0.58 
 2.05 
 4.17 
MLMIX  0.59  0.30  0.25 (5.56) 0.00 
 1.87 
 4.38 
MLMSX  0.64  0.11  0.10  0.26  0.53 
 1.87 
 4.42 
MLNCX  0.64  0.13  0.12  0.29  0.58 
 2.04 
 4.13