Emerging Economies Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Economies and Transamerica Large Cap is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Emerging Economies 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 Economies Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Emerging Economies Fund 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 Emerging Economies Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Economies Fund. 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 Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.74VCBDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.73VCGSX Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.74VCFVX Foreign ValuePairCorr
  0.86VCIEX International EquitiesPairCorr
  0.79VCIFX International GovernmentPairCorr
  0.68VCINX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.74VCTPX Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.88VCSOX Global Social AwarenessPairCorr
  0.63VGCLX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.92VIOPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.98VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.52VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.51VSSVX Small Cap SpecialPairCorr
  0.5VCBCX Blue Chip GrowthPairCorr
  0.48VCSLX Small Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.47VVMCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.46VCNIX Nasdaq 100 IndexPairCorr
  0.44VAPPX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.43VSRDX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.43VCULX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.36VCAAX Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.36VCGAX Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.49VLCGX Large Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.46VVSCX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.39VVSGX Valic Company IPairCorr

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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 Emerging Mutual Fund performing well and Emerging Economies 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 Economies' 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.