Mercer Us Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mercer Smallmid Cap and Mercer Emerging Markets is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Mercer Us 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 Us Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Mercer Smallmid Cap and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mercer Smallmid Cap 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 Smallmid Cap. 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 census.

Moving together with Mercer Mutual Fund

  0.91MOFTX Mercer OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.91MOFIX Mercer OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.93MSDYX Mercer FundsPairCorr
  0.63MCFIX Mercer Core FixedPairCorr
  0.68MCFQX Mercer Core FixedPairCorr
  0.81MEMSX Mercer Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81MEMQX Mercer Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.61DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  1.0PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.76NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.93VGSTX Vanguard StarPairCorr
  0.96ACSCX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.88DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.92ARIDX Amg River RoadPairCorr
  0.83STRYX Pioneer Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.89VSQSX Invesco Global ResponsPairCorr
  0.62JHYMX John Hancock HighPairCorr
  0.69GILCX Guggenheim Large CapPairCorr
  0.66GSGAX Goldman Sachs InvestmentPairCorr
  0.93ALFQX Lord Abbett AlphaPairCorr
  0.67ARIIX Ab Global RealPairCorr
  0.85JTAIX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.98AALGX Thrivent Large CapPairCorr
  0.86SRMAX Deutsche Short TermPairCorr

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 Us 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 Us' 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.