Mercer Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mercer Funds and Mercer Emerging Markets is -0.24 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Mercer Funds 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 Funds Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mercer Funds and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mercer Funds 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 Funds . 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Mercer Mutual Fund

  0.91MOFTX Mercer OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.9MOFIX Mercer OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.93MSCGX Mercer Smallmid CapPairCorr
  0.71MCFIX Mercer Core FixedPairCorr
  0.76MCFQX Mercer Core FixedPairCorr
  0.81MEMSX Mercer Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81MEMQX Mercer Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VFSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95LALDX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.95LDLAX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.94LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.82NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.87NBIAX Columbia Capital AllPairCorr
  0.89OSGCX Jpmorgan Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.88FHASX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.95NARAX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.81MSDEX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.92PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.9WMKTX Wesmark Tactical OppPairCorr
  0.75OIOIX Orinda Income OpportPairCorr
  0.81RDWHX American Funds DevelopingPairCorr
  0.89BMNSX Baird E IntermediatePairCorr
  0.69DFUSX Us Large PanyPairCorr
  0.79CMGSX Blackrock Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96CRFAX Calvert Fund Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.85APDTX Artisan ThematicPairCorr
  0.87SVXAX Smead Funds TrustPairCorr
  0.82GEGAX Aberdeen Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86FLTFX Franklin Lifesmart 2055PairCorr

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 Funds 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 Funds' 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.