Emerging Markets Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Value and Dfa International Small is 0.66 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Value and DJI is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.74DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.69DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.72DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.74DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.83DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.74DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.79DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.75DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.64DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.63DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.67DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.94DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.97DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.69DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.66DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.8DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.78DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.52DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr

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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.