Emerging Markets Correlations

RYIEX Fund  USD 59.59  0.11  0.18%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Bond and Basic Materials Fund is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Emerging Markets 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.

Emerging Markets Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Bond and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Bond. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.65RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.72RYBHX Sp Midcap 400PairCorr
  0.73RYBOX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.61RYATX Nasdaq 100 FundPairCorr
  0.77RYDHX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.77RYDKX Dow Jones IndustrialPairCorr
  0.69RYCFX Biotechnology Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.64RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.62RYAUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.46RYARX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.45RYACX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.43RYAPX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.42RYALX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.36RYABX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.33RYAFX Inverse Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.32RYAIX Inverse Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.77RYCZX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.76RYCWX Inverse Dow 2xPairCorr
  0.64RYCBX Inverse Sp 500PairCorr
  0.62RYCUX Utilities Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.54RYCDX Rydex Inverse NasdaqPairCorr
  0.38RYCGX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.35RYGBX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.34RYCPX Consumer ProductsPairCorr

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 Emerging Mutual Fund performing well and Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets' 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
RYBCX  1.32  0.28  0.19  0.34  1.10 
 2.59 
 14.56 
RYBAX  1.27  0.24  0.17  0.29  1.11 
 2.60 
 11.92 
RYBKX  0.81  0.16  0.08  0.64  1.20 
 2.08 
 6.51 
RYBMX  1.24  0.31  0.18  1.68  1.07 
 2.60 
 11.45 
RYBHX  0.89  0.03  0.04  0.09  0.90 
 1.92 
 4.56 
RYBIX  1.25  0.21  0.15  0.26  1.12 
 2.59 
 10.32 
RYBOX  1.09  0.48  0.45 (1.60) 0.24 
 2.18 
 17.96 
RYABX  0.46 (0.06) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 0.73 
 3.26 
RYACX  0.83  0.02  0.00  0.05  0.00 
 2.06 
 6.14 
RYAIX  0.85 (0.03) 0.00  0.34  0.00 
 2.05 
 6.16