Emerging Markets Correlations

AECSX Fund  USD 14.85  0.08  0.54%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Small and Mid Cap Value is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak 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 Small and DJI is 0.53 (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 Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Small. 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 state.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.64CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.69AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.7TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.65TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.66TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.91TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.92TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.61TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.67TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.41AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.37TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.35AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.35AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.35AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.35AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.34TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.34TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.34AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.33TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.5TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.41TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.33TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.42TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.35TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.35TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.33ANOHX American Century SmallPairCorr
  0.32ANORX Small Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.32ANONX Small Cap GrowthPairCorr

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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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TWADXAMGIX
TWADXAMDVX
TWCCXAMEIX
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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AMDVX  0.53 (0.01)(0.09) 0.11  0.42 
 0.89 
 3.22 
AMEIX  0.56  0.10 (0.03)(6.78) 0.69 
 1.12 
 3.88 
AMGIX  0.54 (0.01)(0.05) 0.12  0.43 
 1.15 
 3.48 
CDBCX  0.24 (0.02) 0.00  0.39  0.00 
 0.43 
 1.28 
AMKIX  0.75 (0.08) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.51 
 4.82 
TWACX  0.08 (0.01)(0.86) 0.43  0.10 
 0.11 
 0.78 
TWADX  0.48 (0.01)(0.11) 0.11  0.39 
 0.94 
 2.91 
TWCCX  0.75  0.00 (0.01) 0.13  1.14 
 1.69 
 5.13 
TWCAX  0.70 (0.01)(0.02) 0.11  1.04 
 1.70 
 5.36 
TWCIX  0.71  0.08 (0.04)(1.12) 1.07 
 1.70 
 5.37