Morgan Stanley Correlations

MSDFX Fund   11.99  0.05  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Morgan Stanley Insti and Blackrock Developed Real is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Morgan Stanley 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.

Morgan Stanley Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Morgan Stanley Institutional and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Morgan Stanley Institutional and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.86TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.88DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.88DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.64MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.65MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85MNOPX International OpportunityPairCorr
  0.8THYUX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.89TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.82TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.82TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.79MORGX Morgan Stanley MortgagePairCorr
  0.92MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.82MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.93MRJIX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.79MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.92MRJSX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.85MRNPX Msif InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Morgan Mutual Fund

  0.44MSFEX Frontier Markets PorPairCorr
  0.42MSDOX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.42MSDUX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Morgan Mutual Fund performing well and Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley'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.