Emerging Markets Correlations

UIEMX Fund  USD 20.71  0.26  1.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets and Fbjygx is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Fund and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Fund. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.85VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76FWWNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.76FNFWX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.75NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.75NWFFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.74NEWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.92ODVYX Oppenheimer DevelopingPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.43BAC Bank of America Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.32WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.32CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr

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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 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.