Harding Loevner Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Harding Loevner Frontier and Harding Loevner Global is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Harding Loevner 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.

Harding Loevner Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Harding Loevner Frontier and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Harding Loevner Frontier and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Harding Loevner Frontier. 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 price.

Moving together with Harding Mutual Fund

  0.75HLGZX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.99HLFMX Harding Loevner FrontierPairCorr
  0.99HLFZX Highland Floating RatePairCorr
  0.89HLIZX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.94HLIDX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.77HLMVX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.73HLMGX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.89HLMIX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.97HLMNX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  1.0HLMOX Harding Loevner FrontierPairCorr
  0.87HLMRX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.87HLMSX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.87HLRZX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.95VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95NWFFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.97NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.95NEWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.93FWWNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.93FNFWX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.95OPGSX Oppenheimer Gold SpecPairCorr
  0.97KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.94EKWAX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.93GOLDX Gabelli GoldPairCorr
  0.93FKRCX Franklin Gold PreciousPairCorr
  0.92UNWPX World Precious MineralsPairCorr
  0.88UJPIX Ultrajapan ProfundPairCorr
  0.94FSAGX Gold Portfolio GoldPairCorr
  0.95SGGDX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.93PSPFX Global ResourcesPairCorr
  0.94JSOCX Jpmorgan Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.94FEGIX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.92MNEAX Mainstay Conservative EtfPairCorr
  0.7GCFUX Goldman Sachs EPairCorr

Moving against Harding Mutual Fund

  0.65HLEZX Harding Loevner InstPairCorr
  0.65HLMEX Harding Loevner InstPairCorr
  0.51ODVYX 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 Harding Mutual Fund performing well and Harding Loevner 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 Harding Loevner's 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.