Emerging Markets Correlations

MGEMX Fund  USD 21.89  0.16  0.73%   
The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Por and Emerging Markets Equity is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Emerging Markets 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.

Emerging Markets Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Portfolio 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 Emerging Markets Portfolio 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 Emerging Markets Portfolio. 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 Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.91TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.93MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.93MMMPX Msif Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.66TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.93MRGEX Msif Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.65MMCGX Mid Cap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.5THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.47MLNSX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.47MLNCX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.47MLNAX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.47MLNIX Global Centrated PorPairCorr
  0.45MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.45MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.45MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.44MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MPEGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.64MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.6MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.47TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.65MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.63MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
MLMCXMLMAX
MLMIXMLMAX
MLMSXMLMAX
MLMIXMLMCX
MLMSXMLMCX
MLNCXMLNSX
  
High negative correlations   
MLMSXTEMUX
MLMIXTEMUX
MLNSXTEMUX
MLMCXTEMUX
MLMAXTEMUX
MLNCXTEMUX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Emerging Mutual Fund performing well and Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets' 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEMUX  0.72 (0.05) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.69 
 5.15 
DINDX  0.11 (0.01)(0.26)(0.35) 0.13 
 0.19 
 0.76 
DINCX  0.11 (0.01)(0.29)(1.54) 0.13 
 0.19 
 0.58 
DINAX  0.11 (0.01)(0.25)(0.24) 0.13 
 0.19 
 0.96 
MLMAX  0.50  0.09  0.05  4.71  0.45 
 0.83 
 4.02 
MLMCX  0.50  0.09  0.05  3.90  0.47 
 0.87 
 4.01 
MLNSX  0.57  0.06  0.02  0.61  0.60 
 1.21 
 4.38 
MLMIX  0.50  0.09  0.05  3.93  0.46 
 0.86 
 4.01 
MLMSX  0.50  0.09  0.05  3.46  0.45 
 0.86 
 4.05 
MLNCX  0.57  0.06  0.02  0.65  0.59 
 1.21 
 4.39