Emerging Markets Correlations

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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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Small and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest 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 Investing Opportunities 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

  0.89DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.9DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.8DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.86DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.92DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.64DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.66DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.75DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.67DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.69DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.61DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.93DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.59DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.54DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.76DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.71DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.42DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr

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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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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.