The Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets and The Growth Equity is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of The Emerging 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.

The Emerging Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between The Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Emerging Markets 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 The Emerging Markets. 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 population.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.86VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.86VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.73GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.64GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr
  0.64DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.75VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.7INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.69JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.75T ATT Inc Earnings Call TodayPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.33GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.53MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.44AXP American Express Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.44MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.39DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between The Mutual Fund performing well and The Emerging 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 The Emerging'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.