Matthews Asia Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asia Innovators and Pro Blend Moderate Term is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Matthews Asia 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 Asia Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Matthews Asia Innovators 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 Matthews Asia Innovators 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 Asia Innovators. 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 discontinued.

Moving together with Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.99MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.99MAPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.96MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.98MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  1.0MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.92MSMLX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.77MCHFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.95MCSMX Matthews China Small Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.98MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.99MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.95MICHX Matthews China Small Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77MICFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.98MIEFX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.96MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.98MIPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.98MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.91MISMX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.9MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.99PNSIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99PRASX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99TRZNX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99FSEAX Fidelity Emerging AsiaPairCorr
  0.84ASIYX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.98ASISX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.73UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.62RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr

Moving against Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.58INPIX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.58INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr

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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LEAOXDISMX
EXBAXCAMOX
DISMXHFCVX
EXBAXAUUCX
DISMXPBFDX
  

High negative correlations

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LEAOXMSSGX
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MSSGXCAMOX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Matthews Mutual Fund performing well and Matthews Asia 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 Asia'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
PBFDX  0.80 (0.02)(0.03) 0.03  1.04 
 1.46 
 4.92 
HFCVX  0.58  0.23  0.36  0.55  0.00 
 1.32 
 6.26 
AUUCX  0.61  0.07  0.08  0.14  0.54 
 1.11 
 10.07 
CAMOX  1.10  0.53  0.84  0.69  0.00 
 1.56 
 28.04 
FWRLX  0.67  0.04  0.03  0.12  0.76 
 1.31 
 3.14 
MSSMX  1.56 (0.41) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 2.62 
 10.47 
MSSGX  1.52 (0.40) 0.00 (0.19) 0.00 
 2.77 
 10.57 
DISMX  0.63  0.10  0.09  0.21  0.66 
 1.41 
 3.57 
LEAOX  0.66  0.15  0.18  0.36  0.41 
 1.75 
 3.77 
EXBAX  0.37  0.06  0.06  0.27  0.16 
 0.69 
 4.72