Emerging Markets Correlations

GEMZX Fund  USD 10.03  0.07  0.69%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Equity and Blackrock Conservative Prprdptfinstttnl is 0.49 (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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Equity and DJI is 0.4 (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 Risk vs Return Analysis 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 nation.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.61GCOZX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  1.0GEMYX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.78GFIZX Conservative AllocationPairCorr
  0.8GGBEX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.78GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.72GGIZX Balanced AllocationPairCorr
  0.62GGRYX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.87GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.87GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  0.86GIIYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.86GIIZX Guidestone Funds IntPairCorr
  0.67GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.66GLDZX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.73GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.72GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.7GMBYX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.71GMBZX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.78GMEYX Guidestone Funds ImpactPairCorr
  0.78GMEZX Guidestone Funds ImpactPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.34GSCYX Small Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.34GSCZX Small Cap EquityPairCorr

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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.