Morgan Stanley Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Morgan Stanley Insti and Prudential Short Duration is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Morgan Stanley 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.

Morgan Stanley Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Morgan Stanley Institutional and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morgan Stanley Institutional and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.71MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.76MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.73MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.71MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.76MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.73MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.68MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.7MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.69MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.74MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.75MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.7MSAUX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.74MSAYX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr

Moving against Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.75DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.38MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.36TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.35MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.34THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.39MSDLX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.37MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Morgan Mutual Fund performing well and Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley'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.