Harding Loevner Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Harding Loevner Emerging and Ssga International Stock is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Harding Loevner 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.

Harding Loevner Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Harding Loevner Emerging and DJI is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Harding Loevner Emerging 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 Harding Loevner Emerging. 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 Harding Mutual Fund

  0.86HLEZX Harding Loevner InstPairCorr
  0.84HLGZX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.63HLIZX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.84HLMVX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  1.0HLMEX Harding Loevner InstPairCorr
  0.83HLMGX Harding Loevner GlobalPairCorr
  0.63HLMIX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.63HLMNX Harding Loevner IntePairCorr
  0.75FWWNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.74FNFWX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.77NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.75NWFFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.77NEWCX New World FundPairCorr

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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 Harding Mutual Fund performing well and Harding Loevner 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 Harding Loevner'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.