Emerging Markets Correlations

DFEVX Fund  USD 37.93  0.14  0.37%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Value and Dfa International Value is 0.67 (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 weak diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Value and DJI is 0.55 (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 Value 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 Value. 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 services.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.76DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.62DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.67DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.67DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.79DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.64DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.79DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.75DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.7DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.8DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.73DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.79DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.69DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.69DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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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CBTAXHIMFX
DISVXDFIVX
MRSKXDFISX
DFISXDISVX
MRSKXDFIVX
  

High negative correlations

JMGFXHIMFX
CBTAXJMGFX
RLEMXJMGFX
JMGFXDFIVX
JMGFXDISVX

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
DFIVX  0.57  0.09  0.09  0.17  0.62 
 1.22 
 2.97 
DFAPX  0.15  0.00 (0.23) 0.13  0.13 
 0.30 
 0.98 
DISVX  0.65  0.12  0.14  0.20  0.56 
 1.34 
 5.32 
HIMFX  0.08  0.01 (0.31)(0.58) 0.00 
 0.20 
 0.72 
JMGFX  0.84 (0.10) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.41 
 4.81 
CBTAX  0.06  0.01 (0.33)(4.31) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.41 
DFUSX  0.57 (0.01)(0.02) 0.04  0.84 
 1.22 
 3.28 
DFISX  0.56  0.02  0.01  0.09  0.66 
 1.19 
 2.68 
MRSKX  0.56  0.08  0.09  0.18  0.55 
 1.20 
 3.83 
RLEMX  0.53  0.13  0.13  0.27  0.43 
 1.25 
 2.80