Matthews China Correlations

MCHFX Fund  USD 15.11  0.25  1.63%   
The current 90-days correlation between Matthews China and Matthews India Fund is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Matthews China 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 China Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Matthews China Fund 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 China Fund 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 China Fund. 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

  0.62MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.84MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.79MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.83MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.99MCDFX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.98MCSMX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.87MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.63MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.99MICDX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.98MICHX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  1.0MICFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.87MIEFX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.85MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.83MITEX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.79MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.69MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.97FHKTX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.97FCHKX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.97FHKAX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.97FHKIX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.97FIQFX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.97FHKCX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.84PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr
  0.68UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr

Moving against Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.55MIDNX Matthews India Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.55MINDX Matthews India Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.76TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr
  0.72TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.71TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr
  0.71TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr

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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 China 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 China'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.