Matthews Asia Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asia Small and Virtus Nfj Large Cap is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak 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 Small and DJI is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Matthews Asia Small 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 Small. 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 Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.73MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.82MAPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.66MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.7MASGX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.66MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  1.0MSMLX Matthews Asia SmallPairCorr
  0.72MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.66MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.82MIPTX Matthews Pacific TigerPairCorr
  0.66MITEX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.7MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.65VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.47EMO Clearbridge Energy MlpPairCorr
  0.43SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.42OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.42SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.39ENPIX Oil Gas Ultrasector Steady GrowthPairCorr

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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.
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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.