Morgan Stanley Correlations

MSCMX Fund  USD 17.02  0.33  1.90%   
The current 90-days correlation between Morgan Stanley Multi and John Hancock Funds is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Morgan Stanley 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.

Morgan Stanley Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Morgan Stanley Multi and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morgan Stanley Multi 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 Morgan Stanley Multi. 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.
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Moving together with Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.65MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.68MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.83MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.83MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.87MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.83MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.86MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.9MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.86MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.86MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.9MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr
  0.9MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.93MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.93MSAQX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr
  0.93MSAWX Asia Opportunity PorPairCorr

Moving against Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.77DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Morgan Mutual Fund performing well and Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley'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.