Correlation Between Emerging Markets and Equity Growth

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Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Emerging Markets and Equity Growth 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 Emerging Markets and Equity Growth into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.
By analyzing existing cross correlation between Emerging Markets Fund and Equity Growth Fund, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Emerging Markets and Equity Growth 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 Emerging Markets with a short position of Equity Growth. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Emerging Markets and Equity Growth.

Diversification Opportunities for Emerging Markets and Equity Growth

-0.37
  Correlation Coefficient

Very good diversification

The 3 months correlation between Emerging and Equity is -0.37. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Fund and Equity Growth Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Equity Growth and Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets Fund are associated (or correlated) with Equity Growth. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Equity Growth has no effect on the direction of Emerging Markets i.e., Emerging Markets and Equity Growth go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Emerging Markets and Equity Growth

Assuming the 90 days horizon Emerging Markets is expected to generate 1.62 times less return on investment than Equity Growth. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, Emerging Markets Fund is 1.04 times less risky than Equity Growth. It trades about 0.17 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Equity Growth Fund is currently generating about 0.26 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  3,366  in Equity Growth Fund on September 18, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  98.00  from holding Equity Growth Fund or generate 2.91% return on investment over 90 days.
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DirectionMoves Against 
StrengthInsignificant
Accuracy95.24%
ValuesDaily Returns

Emerging Markets Fund  vs.  Equity Growth Fund

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Emerging Markets 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

2 of 100

 
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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Emerging Markets Fund are ranked lower than 2 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Emerging Markets is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
Equity Growth 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

15 of 100

 
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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Equity Growth Fund are ranked lower than 15 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak forward indicators, Equity Growth may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in January 2025.

Emerging Markets and Equity Growth Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with Emerging Markets and Equity Growth

The main advantage of trading using opposite Emerging Markets and Equity Growth positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Emerging Markets position performs unexpectedly, Equity Growth 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 Equity Growth will offset losses from the drop in Equity Growth's long position.
The idea behind Emerging Markets Fund and Equity Growth Fund 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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