Matthews Asia Correlations

MITEX Fund  USD 18.71  0.15  0.81%   
The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asia Innovators and Pro Blend Moderate Term is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Matthews Asia 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.

Matthews Asia Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Matthews Asia Innovators and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Matthews Asia Innovators and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Matthews Asia Innovators. 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 services.

Moving together with Matthews Mutual Fund

  1.0MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.98MAPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.89MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.98MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  1.0MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.89MSMLX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.85MCHFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.92MCSMX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.96MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  1.0MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.92MICHX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.85MICFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.96MIEFX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.89MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.94MIPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.97MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.82MISMX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.88MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.97PNSIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97PRASX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97TRZNX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98FSEAX Fidelity Emerging AsiaPairCorr
  0.72ASIYX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.9ASISX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.61EKWDX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.68PMPIX Precious Metals UltrPairCorr
  0.68PMPSX Precious Metals UltrPairCorr
  0.64VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.87REBGX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.63GMVIX Goldman Sachs SmallmidPairCorr
  0.88QMHIX Aqr Managed FuturesPairCorr

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

EXBAXCAMOX
LEAOXDISMX
DISMXPBFDX
EXBAXAUUCX
MSSGXMSSMX
EXBAXDISMX
  

High negative correlations

MSSGXHFCVX
MSSMXHFCVX
MSSGXCAMOX
MSSMXCAMOX
EXBAXMSSMX
EXBAXMSSGX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Matthews Mutual Fund performing well and Matthews Asia 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 Matthews Asia's 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
PBFDX  0.78  0.01  0.01  0.05  0.99 
 1.46 
 4.92 
HFCVX  0.53  0.22  0.37  0.55  0.00 
 1.24 
 6.17 
AUUCX  0.59  0.12  0.12  0.43  0.52 
 1.11 
 10.07 
CAMOX  1.09  0.52  0.83  0.61  0.00 
 1.56 
 28.04 
FWRLX  0.64 (0.01)(0.02) 0.03  0.84 
 1.12 
 3.14 
MSSMX  1.48 (0.32) 0.00 (0.61) 0.00 
 2.46 
 8.23 
MSSGX  1.46 (0.37) 0.00 (0.24) 0.00 
 2.47 
 8.24 
DISMX  0.60  0.08  0.07  0.16  0.67 
 1.24 
 3.57 
LEAOX  0.65  0.12  0.15  0.30  0.44 
 1.71 
 3.77 
EXBAX  0.36  0.06  0.08  0.22  0.17 
 0.69 
 4.72