Growth Portfolio Correlations

MSHLX Fund  USD 43.93  1.37  3.02%   
The current 90-days correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and Emerging Markets Equity is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Growth Portfolio 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.

Growth Portfolio Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Growth Portfolio Class and DJI is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Portfolio Class 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 Growth Portfolio Class. 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Growth Mutual Fund

  0.69MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.67MLMCX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.68MLMIX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.67MLMSX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.98MMCGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99MPAIX Advantage Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.64MRHYX Msift High YieldPairCorr
  0.98MADSX Msif Advantage PortPairCorr
  0.98MACGX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Growth Mutual Fund

  0.89TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.82MMMPX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81MRGEX Msif Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68TEMUX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.66MRJAX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.66MRJIX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65MRJCX Real Assets PortfolioPairCorr
  0.58MMKBX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.57TILUX Inflation Linked FixedPairCorr
  0.53TIFUX International FixedPairCorr
  0.52TIIUX Core Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.39MPBAX Global StrategistPairCorr
  0.37MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.77MSDKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.76MSDFX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.74MSAAX Active InternationalPairCorr
  0.71MAIHX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.71MSBEX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.71MSBKX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.7MSBDX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.7MSBPX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.7MSACX Active InternationalPairCorr

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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   
MLMCXMLMAX
MLMIXMLMAX
MLMSXMLMAX
MLMIXMLMCX
MLMSXMLMCX
MLNCXMLNSX
  
High negative correlations   
DINDXTEMUX
DINCXTEMUX
MLMAXTEMUX
MLMIXTEMUX
DINAXTEMUX
MLMSXTEMUX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Growth Mutual Fund performing well and Growth Portfolio 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 Growth Portfolio'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEMUX  0.61 (0.19) 0.00 (1.39) 0.00 
 1.11 
 3.43 
DINDX  0.12 (0.02) 0.00 (5.79) 0.00 
 0.19 
 0.76 
DINCX  0.12 (0.02) 0.00 (3.79) 0.00 
 0.19 
 0.78 
DINAX  0.12 (0.02) 0.00 (1.35) 0.00 
 0.19 
 0.78 
MLMAX  0.54  0.03  0.03  0.25  0.73 
 0.83 
 5.47 
MLMCX  0.54  0.03  0.03  0.23  0.72 
 0.87 
 5.45 
MLNSX  0.61  0.04  0.03  0.16  0.78 
 1.19 
 5.60 
MLMIX  0.55  0.03  0.03  0.24  0.74 
 0.86 
 5.45 
MLMSX  0.55  0.03  0.03  0.23  0.74 
 0.86 
 5.50 
MLNCX  0.61  0.04  0.03  0.16  0.78 
 1.17 
 5.59