Emerging Markets Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Equity and Global Fixed Income is -0.01 (i.e., Good 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Equity and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Equity. 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 housing.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.85DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.93DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.68DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.73MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.71MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.73MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  1.0MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  1.0MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.88TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.9TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.76TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.97MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.8MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  1.0MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.92MAIJX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.92MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.81MSBOX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.92MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.72MSALX International AdvantagePairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.87MSBQX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.87MSBWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.87MSBVX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.84MSFLX Global Franchise PorPairCorr
  0.84MSGFX Global Franchise PorPairCorr

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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.