Emerging Markets Correlations

DFEVX Fund  USD 39.91  0.29  0.73%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Value and Lazard Emerging Markets is 0.86 (i.e., Very 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 Value and DJI is 0.81 (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 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 private.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.92DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.82DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.82DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.66DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.71DFELX Enhanced Large PanyPairCorr
  0.79DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.89DFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.83DFLVX Us Large CapPairCorr
  0.8DFVEX Us Vector EquityPairCorr
  0.69DFUSX Us Large PanyPairCorr
  0.86DFUKX United Kingdom SmallPairCorr
  0.85TDIFX Dimensional RetirementPairCorr
  0.95VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.92NWFFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.92NEWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.92FWWNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.92FNFWX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.86SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.85SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.86UJPIX Ultrajapan ProfundPairCorr
  0.85PMPIX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83FGPMX Franklin Gold And Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.85PMPSX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75RMQAX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.75RMQHX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.82FRGOX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83FGADX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.62PEQIX Pioneer Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.89SIRZX Sierra E RetirementPairCorr
  0.86RMLVX Moderate StrategyPairCorr
  0.77FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.52ODVYX Oppenheimer DevelopingPairCorr

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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
DFIVX  0.56  0.16  0.18  0.28  0.44 
 1.22 
 2.99 
DFAPX  0.14 (0.02) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 0.30 
 0.79 
DISVX  0.61  0.24  0.34  0.39  0.00 
 1.34 
 5.62 
HIMFX  0.09  0.00 (0.40) 0.26  0.00 
 0.20 
 0.85 
JMGFX  0.83 (0.09) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.41 
 4.27 
CBTAX  0.06  0.00 (0.42)(0.32) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.51 
DFUSX  0.55 (0.01)(0.03) 0.06  0.76 
 1.18 
 3.62 
DFISX  0.54  0.12  0.14  0.27  0.42 
 1.22 
 2.68 
MRSKX  0.52  0.13  0.18  0.31  0.23 
 1.21 
 3.83 
RLEMX  0.48  0.19  0.25  0.46  0.00 
 1.25 
 2.41