Emerging Markets Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Small and Multisector Bond Sma is 0.2 (i.e., Modest 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Small and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Small. 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 state.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.85DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85DFCEX Emerging Markets EPairCorr
  0.61DFEMX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.61DFGEX Dfa Global RealPairCorr
  0.81DFUKX United Kingdom SmallPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.53DFGFX Dfa Two YearPairCorr
  0.52DFFGX Dfa Short TermPairCorr
  0.39DFCMX Dfa Calfrna ShrtPairCorr
  0.35DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.54DFGBX Dfa Five YearPairCorr

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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.