Morgan Stanley Correlations

MSJSX Fund  USD 17.36  0.11  0.64%   
The current 90-days correlation between Morgan Stanley Global and Emerging Markets Equity is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Morgan Stanley Global and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morgan Stanley Global 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 Morgan Stanley Global. 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 state.
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Moving together with Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.81MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.77MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.81MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.77MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.77MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.74MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.84MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.87THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.73MPAIX Advantage Portfolio Class Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.74MPEGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.84TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.69MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.61MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.87MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.62MRLBX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.61MRLAX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.79MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.64MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.78MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.63MAAYX Morgan Stanley FocusPairCorr
  0.72MABCX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

Moving against Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.42TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.33MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr

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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.
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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEMUX  0.75 (0.06)(0.13)(0.02) 0.94 
 1.69 
 5.15 
DINDX  0.11  0.00 (0.45) 0.24  0.05 
 0.19 
 0.76 
DINCX  0.12  0.00 (0.50) 0.06  0.07 
 0.19 
 0.58 
DINAX  0.11  0.00 (0.44)(0.17) 0.08 
 0.20 
 0.96 
MLMAX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.36 
 4.02 
MLMCX  0.60 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.69 
 1.33 
 4.01 
MLNSX  0.67 (0.01)(0.02) 0.11  0.76 
 1.39 
 4.38 
MLMIX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.35 
 4.01 
MLMSX  0.59 (0.02)(0.04) 0.10  0.67 
 1.34 
 4.05 
MLNCX  0.68  0.08 (0.04)(6.56) 0.78 
 1.39 
 4.38