Mercer Core Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mercer Core Fixed and Mercer Emerging Markets is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Mercer Core 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.

Mercer Core Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mercer Core Fixed and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mercer Core Fixed 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 Mercer Core Fixed. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Mercer Mutual Fund

  0.78MOFTX Mercer OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.77MOFIX Mercer OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.77MSDYX Mercer FundsPairCorr
  0.66MSCGX Mercer Smallmid CapPairCorr
  0.99MCFIX Mercer Core FixedPairCorr
  0.75MEMSX Mercer Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75MEMQX Mercer Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.96DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.95FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.91MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.92MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.97PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96PDBSX Prudential Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.66MGGYX Mirova Global GreenPairCorr
  0.77HLDIX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.77HLDRX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.77HLDAX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.76HLDCX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.77HLDTX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.79GCIEX Gabelli EquityPairCorr
  0.72PAAKX Putnam RetirementPairCorr
  0.75FSWAX Fidelity Advisor SusPairCorr
  0.66MRSPX Blackrock Value OppsPairCorr
  0.87TGPNX Tcw Servative AllocationPairCorr
  0.76LSPAX Locorr Spectrum IncomePairCorr
  0.79NMUIX Neuberger Berman MunPairCorr

Moving against Mercer Mutual Fund

  0.41MGGAX Mirova Global GreenPairCorr

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 Mercer Mutual Fund performing well and Mercer Core 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 Mercer Core'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.