Global Opportunity Correlations

MSOPX Fund  USD 33.20  0.08  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between Global Opportunity and Emerging Markets Equity is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Global Opportunity 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.

Global Opportunity Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Global Opportunity Portfolio and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Global Opportunity Portfolio 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 Global Opportunity Portfolio. 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 american community survey.

Moving together with GLOBAL Mutual Fund

  0.93MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.93MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.91MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.91MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.86MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.88MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.87THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.86MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.86MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.93TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.72MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.72MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.91MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.85MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.86MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.7MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

Moving against GLOBAL Mutual Fund

  0.73TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.64MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.58TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.53TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.67MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.56MSBKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.54MSBDX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.54MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between GLOBAL Mutual Fund performing well and Global Opportunity 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 Global Opportunity'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.