Matthews Asia Correlations

MATFX Fund  USD 13.75  0.14  1.03%   
The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asia Innovators and Matthews Asia Growth is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Matthews Asia Innovators and DJI is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Matthews Asia Innovators 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 Innovators. 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 census.

Moving together with Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.93MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.86MACSX Matthews Asian GrowthPairCorr
  0.72MAPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.81MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.9MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.71MSMLX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.77MCDFX Matthews China Dividend Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.83MCHFX Matthews China Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.77MICDX Matthews China Dividend Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.82MICFX Matthews China Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.86MICSX Matthews Asian GrowthPairCorr
  0.96MIEFX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.81MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.72MIPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  1.0MITEX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.91MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.71MISMX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.69MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.95PNSIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PRASX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95TRZNX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97FSEAX Fidelity Emerging AsiaPairCorr
  0.69GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.76WARCX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr

Moving against Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.48PQTAX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.48PQTIX Aa Pimco TrPairCorr
  0.47PQTNX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.35GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

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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.