Correlation Between Growth Fund and Emerging Markets

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Growth Fund and Emerging Markets at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Growth Fund and Emerging Markets into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Growth Fund Of and Emerging Markets Growth, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Growth Fund and Emerging Markets and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Growth Fund with a short position of Emerging Markets. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Growth Fund and Emerging Markets.

Diversification Opportunities for Growth Fund and Emerging Markets

-0.71

Correlation Coefficient

Growth Fund  Emerging Markets

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The 3 months correlation between Growth and Emerging is -0.71. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Fund Of and Emerging Markets Growth in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Emerging Markets Growth and Growth Fund is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Growth Fund Of are associated (or correlated) with Emerging Markets. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Emerging Markets Growth has no effect on the direction of Growth Fund i.e., Growth Fund and Emerging Markets go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Growth Fund and Emerging Markets

Assuming the 90 days horizon Growth Fund Of is expected to generate 1.11 times more return on investment than Emerging Markets. However, Growth Fund is 1.11 times more volatile than Emerging Markets Growth. It trades about 0.1 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Emerging Markets Growth is currently generating about 0.01 per unit of risk. If you would invest  4,811  in Growth Fund Of on September 29, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  2,770  from holding Growth Fund Of or generate 57.58% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Against
Strength	Weak
Accuracy	99.79%
Values	Daily Returns

Growth Fund Of  vs.  Emerging Markets Growth

Growth Fund

Risk-Adjusted Performance

7 of 100

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Fund Of are ranked lower than 7 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong technical indicators, Growth Fund is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Emerging Markets Growth

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Emerging Markets Growth has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of latest weak performance, the Fund's technical and fundamental indicators remain strong and the current disturbance on Wall Street may also be a sign of long term gains for the fund investors.

Pair Trading with Growth Fund and Emerging Markets

The main advantage of trading using opposite Growth Fund and Emerging Markets positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Growth Fund position performs unexpectedly, Emerging Markets can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Emerging Markets will offset losses from the drop in Emerging Markets' long position.

The idea behind Growth Fund Of and Emerging Markets Growth pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Portfolio Optimization module to compute new portfolio that will generate highest expected return given your specified tolerance for risk.