Correlation Between Short Duration and Emerging Markets

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Short Duration and Emerging Markets at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Short Duration and Emerging Markets into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between Short Duration Strategic and Emerging Markets Debt, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Short Duration and Emerging Markets and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Short Duration with a short position of Emerging Markets. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Short Duration and Emerging Markets.

Diversification Opportunities for Short Duration and Emerging Markets

0.71
  Correlation Coefficient

Poor diversification

The 3 months correlation between Short and Emerging is 0.71. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Short Duration Strategic and Emerging Markets Debt in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Emerging Markets Debt and Short Duration is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Short Duration Strategic are associated (or correlated) with Emerging Markets. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Emerging Markets Debt has no effect on the direction of Short Duration i.e., Short Duration and Emerging Markets go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Short Duration and Emerging Markets

Assuming the 90 days horizon Short Duration Strategic is expected to generate 0.57 times more return on investment than Emerging Markets. However, Short Duration Strategic is 1.74 times less risky than Emerging Markets. It trades about 0.24 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Emerging Markets Debt is currently generating about 0.09 per unit of risk. If you would invest  892.00  in Short Duration Strategic on September 12, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  6.00  from holding Short Duration Strategic or generate 0.67% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthSignificant
Accuracy100.0%
ValuesDaily Returns

Short Duration Strategic  vs.  Emerging Markets Debt

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Short Duration Strategic 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Short Duration Strategic are ranked lower than 3 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Short Duration is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
Emerging Markets Debt 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Over the last 90 days Emerging Markets Debt has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Emerging Markets is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Short Duration and Emerging Markets Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with Short Duration and Emerging Markets

The main advantage of trading using opposite Short Duration and Emerging Markets positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Short Duration position performs unexpectedly, Emerging Markets can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Emerging Markets will offset losses from the drop in Emerging Markets' long position.
The idea behind Short Duration Strategic and Emerging Markets Debt pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.
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