Matthews Asia Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Matthews Asia Innovators and Matthews Asia Innovators is -0.03 (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 Innovators and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak 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 income.

Moving together with Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.95MPACX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.7MAPTX Matthews Pacific Tiger Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.84MAPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.87MATFX Matthews Asia InnovatorsPairCorr
  0.75MCDFX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.85MCHFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.73MCSMX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.98MEGMX Matthews Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79MIAPX Matthews Asia GrowthPairCorr
  0.81MICDX Matthews China DividendPairCorr
  0.78MICHX Matthews China SmallPairCorr
  0.85MICFX Matthews ChinaPairCorr
  0.8MIJFX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.84MIPIX Matthews Asia DividendPairCorr
  0.92MIPTX Matthews Pacific Tiger Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.97MISFX Matthews Asia EsgPairCorr
  0.8MJFOX Matthews JapanPairCorr
  0.97PNSIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97PRASX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRZNX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97FSEAX Fidelity Emerging AsiaPairCorr
  0.74ASIYX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.75ASISX Invesco Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.83VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.83VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.83VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.68SGDLX Sprott Gold EquityPairCorr

Moving against Matthews Mutual Fund

  0.34MIDNX Matthews IndiaPairCorr
  0.34MINDX Matthews IndiaPairCorr

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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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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.