Morgan Stanley Correlations

MSVDX Fund  USD 6.22  0.01  0.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between Morgan Stanley Vitality and Emerging Markets Equity is 0.34 (i.e., 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Morgan Stanley Vitality and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morgan Stanley Vitality 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 Vitality. 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.
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Moving together with Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.8TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.82TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.8MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.66MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr

Moving against Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.56MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.56MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.55MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.54MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.54MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.53MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.53MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.53MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.52MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.52MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.39THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.32MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.58TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.56MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.56MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.56MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.55MRETX Msif Real EstatePairCorr
  0.52MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.52MABCX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.51MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.5MABBX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.48MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.46MAAQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.45MAAUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.45MAAOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.31MRLAX Global Real EstatePairCorr

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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  0.73 (0.01)(0.09) 0.09  0.86 
 1.69 
 5.15 
DINDX  0.12 (0.01)(0.46)(0.03) 0.10 
 0.19 
 0.76 
DINCX  0.11  0.00 (0.49)(0.14) 0.09 
 0.19 
 0.58 
DINAX  0.11  0.00 (0.43)(0.04) 0.10 
 0.19 
 0.96 
MLMAX  0.51  0.13  0.03  2.97  0.41 
 1.36 
 4.02 
MLMCX  0.51  0.13  0.03  2.80  0.42 
 1.33 
 4.01 
MLNSX  0.58  0.11  0.01  0.87  0.53 
 1.27 
 4.38 
MLMIX  0.50  0.13  0.03  3.11  0.40 
 1.35 
 4.01 
MLMSX  0.51  0.13  0.03  2.90  0.40 
 1.34 
 4.05 
MLNCX  0.58  0.11  0.01  0.87  0.54 
 1.23 
 4.39