Asia Opportunity Correlations

MSAYX Fund  USD 23.03  0.14  0.60%   
The current 90-days correlation between Asia Opportunity Por and Us Government Securities is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Asia Opportunity 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.

Asia Opportunity Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Asia Opportunity Portfolio and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Asia Opportunity 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 Asia Opportunity 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Asia Mutual Fund

  0.9MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.7MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.78MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.62MRLBX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.62MRLAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.61MRLEX Msif Global RealPairCorr
  0.9MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Asia Mutual Fund

  0.54TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.48TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.47MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.46TIFUX International FixedPairCorr

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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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SSAGXDIPXX
SSAGXRYAQX
SSAGXUGSDX
RYAQXUGSDX
FISAXUGSDX
  
High negative correlations   
RYAQXFISAX
DIPXXFISAX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Asia Mutual Fund performing well and Asia Opportunity 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 Asia Opportunity'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.