Matthews Asia Correlations

MSMLX Fund  USD 27.63  0.13  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asia Small and VistaShares Target 15 is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Matthews Asia 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.

Matthews Asia Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Matthews Asia Small and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Matthews Asia Small 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 Matthews Asia Small. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.9MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.85MAPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.77MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.94MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.89MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.76MCHFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.83MCSMX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.88MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9MIAPX Matthews Asia Growth Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.61MICDX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.83MICHX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.76MICFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.88MIEFX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.77MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.79MIPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.89MITEX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.94MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  1.0MISMX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.73MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.88VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68NWFFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68NEWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68FWWNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.68FNFWX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.83NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.61WBIIX William Blair InstitPairCorr
  0.66EXMAX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr

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

OISGXBUFSX
HIEMXHEMZX
MICFXHIEMX
OISGXHESAX
MICFXHEMZX
PRCNXBUFSX
  

High negative correlations

PRCNXMSIQX
PRCNXPEDIX
BUFSXMSIQX
OISGXMSIQX
OISGXPEDIX
HESAXMSIQX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Matthews Mutual Fund performing well and Matthews Asia 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 Matthews Asia'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
HEMZX  0.57 (0.01)(0.08)(0.10) 0.73 
 1.24 
 3.38 
HIEMX  0.58 (0.04) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.19 
 3.22 
MICFX  0.79 (0.09) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.45 
 4.89 
PEDIX  0.61 (0.11) 0.00 (0.41) 0.00 
 1.02 
 3.58 
MSIQX  1.55 (0.76) 0.00 (0.39) 0.00 
 1.25 
 47.51 
HESAX  0.53 (0.04)(0.07) 0.00  0.80 
 0.98 
 3.71 
BUFSX  0.85  0.01  0.02  0.06  0.89 
 1.98 
 4.76 
PRCNX  0.69  0.28  0.34  0.71  0.10 
 1.17 
 12.21 
OISGX  0.94 (0.01) 0.00  0.05  1.09 
 1.76 
 5.16 
OMAH  0.39  0.02 (0.06) 0.27  0.51 
 0.66 
 2.47