Emerging Markets Correlations

AEDMX Fund  USD 13.60  0.02  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets and Janus Triton Fund is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Fund and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good 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 Trending Equities 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 signals in industry.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.61AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  1.0AMKIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.63TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.93AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.86TWGGX Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.95TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.69TWTCX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.74TWTIX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.98TWSAX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.68TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.89TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.74TWWOX Intermediate Term TaxPairCorr
  0.96NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr

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.