Correlation Between High Income and Emerging Markets

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

Diversification Opportunities for High Income and Emerging Markets

0.41
  Correlation Coefficient

Very weak diversification

The 3 months correlation between High and Emerging is 0.41. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding High Income Fund and Emerging Markets Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Emerging Markets and High Income 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 High Income Fund 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 has no effect on the direction of High Income i.e., High Income and Emerging Markets go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between High Income and Emerging Markets

Assuming the 90 days horizon High Income Fund is expected to generate 0.2 times more return on investment than Emerging Markets. However, High Income Fund is 4.91 times less risky than Emerging Markets. It trades about 0.04 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Emerging Markets Fund is currently generating about -0.25 per unit of risk. If you would invest  690.00  in High Income Fund on August 29, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  1.00  from holding High Income Fund or generate 0.14% return on investment over 90 days.
Time Period3 Months [change]
DirectionMoves Together 
StrengthWeak
Accuracy95.65%
ValuesDaily Returns

High Income Fund  vs.  Emerging Markets Fund

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High Income Fund 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

14 of 100

 
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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in High Income Fund are ranked lower than 14 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, High Income is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
Emerging Markets 

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

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

High Income and Emerging Markets Volatility Contrast

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Pair Trading with High Income and Emerging Markets

The main advantage of trading using opposite High Income and Emerging Markets positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if High Income 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 High Income Fund and Emerging Markets 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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