Matthews Asian Correlations

MACSX Fund  USD 13.25  0.09  0.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asian Growth and Matthews Pacific Tiger is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Matthews Asian 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.

Matthews Asian Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Matthews Asian Growth and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Matthews Asian Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Matthews Asian Growth. 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 state.

Moving together with Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.86MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.79MAPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.9MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.91MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.82MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.89MSMLX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.94MCDFX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.86MCHFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.76MCSMX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.92MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.94MICDX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.75MICHX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.86MICFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  1.0MICSX Matthews Asian GrowthPairCorr
  0.92MIEFX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65MIDNX Matthews IndiaPairCorr
  0.65MINDX Matthews IndiaPairCorr
  0.91MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.79MIPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.82MITEX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.91MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.89MISMX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.98PNSIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97PRASX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98TRZNX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.82FSEAX Fidelity Emerging AsiaPairCorr
  0.77ASIYX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.77ASISX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr

Moving against Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.76FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.67DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.57BXSL Blackstone SecuredPairCorr
  0.31LIFIX Lord Abbett InflationPairCorr
  0.31PHSIX Pimco High YieldPairCorr

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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 Matthews Mutual Fund performing well and Matthews Asian 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 Matthews Asian'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.