Matthews Asia Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asia Dividend and Matthews Asian Growth is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Matthews Asia 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.

Matthews Asia Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Matthews Asia Dividend and DJI is 0.36 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Matthews Asia Dividend and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Matthews Asia Dividend. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.91MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.86MACSX Matthews Asian GrowthPairCorr
  0.89MAPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.93MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.71MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.83MSMLX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.72MCDFX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.62MCHFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.61MCSMX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.81MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.72MICDX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.61MICHX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.62MICFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.93MICSX Matthews Asian GrowthPairCorr
  0.81MIEFX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  1.0MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.89MIPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.71MITEX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.93MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.83MISMX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.64MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.76VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.76VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81FPBFX Fidelity Pacific BasinPairCorr
  0.61RYMEX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.62RYMJX Commodities StrategyPairCorr
  0.61RYMBX Commodities StrategyPairCorr

Moving against Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.67XGEIX Guggenheim Energy IncomePairCorr

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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 Matthews Mutual Fund performing well and Matthews Asia 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 Matthews Asia'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.