Emerging Markets Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Por and Oil Gas Ultrasector is -0.16 (i.e., Good 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

Pay attention - limited upside

The correlation between Emerging Markets Portfolio and DJI is -0.73 (i.e., Pay attention - limited upside) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Portfolio 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 Emerging Markets Portfolio. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.96MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.91MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.86MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.86MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.86MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.86MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.85MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.84TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.81MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.8MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.8MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.8MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.8MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.74THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.66TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.62TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.61MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.45TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.95MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.92MSGFX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.91MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.91MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.89MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.89MSCZX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.85MSDKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.78MSDEX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.72MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.68MSDLX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.67MSDOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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.