Emerging Markets Correlations

DFCEX Fund  USD 32.10  0.04  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets E and Us E Equity is 0.6 (i.e., Poor 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets E and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets E 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 E. 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 discontinued.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.96DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.83DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.82DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  1.0DFEMX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.87DFVEX Us Vector EquityPairCorr
  0.93TDIFX Dimensional RetirementPairCorr
  0.99VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.99VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.99VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.99VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.94NWFFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.94NEWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.94FWWNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.94FNFWX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.74VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.74VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.72VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.72VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.74VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.97VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.97VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.72VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.89DRSVX Foundry Partners FunPairCorr
  0.68PLAAX Pace Large GrowthPairCorr
  0.88ACVAX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.96NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.74LMISX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.68IPFIX Victory IncorePairCorr
  0.96TCIEX Tiaa Cref InternationalPairCorr
  0.77PEUCX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.81IRGIX Vy Clarion GlobalPairCorr
  0.87FGDAX Gold Portfolio FidelityPairCorr
  0.76SMDRX Hartford SchrodersPairCorr
  0.81CAGEX Calamos Global EquityPairCorr
  0.79STABX Pioneer Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.46ODVYX Oppenheimer DevelopingPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SWTSX  0.62 (0.03)(0.05) 0.04  0.83 
 1.39 
 3.79 
PEMGX  0.77  0.08 (0.01)(0.45) 0.86 
 1.64 
 10.18 
BHYIX  0.10  0.01 (0.39) 0.19  0.00 
 0.14 
 0.98 
TRFHX  0.36  0.03 (0.02) 0.14  0.31 
 0.82 
 1.94 
FGOMX  0.65  0.13  0.12  0.31  0.49 
 1.41 
 4.41 
FOCPX  0.89 (0.03)(0.03) 0.05  1.54 
 1.74 
 8.57 
RFKTX  0.56  0.02 (0.01) 0.10  0.64 
 1.16 
 3.10 
FKDNX  1.04 (0.11) 0.00 (2.34) 0.00 
 1.86 
 6.70 
DFIEX  0.60  0.16  0.17  0.32  0.46 
 1.56 
 3.23 
DFQTX  0.57  0.02  0.01  0.11  0.66 
 1.28 
 3.33