Correlation Between Emerging Markets and Growth Income

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Emerging Markets and Growth Income 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 Emerging Markets and Growth Income into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Emerging Markets Fund and Growth Income Fund, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Emerging Markets and Growth Income 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 Emerging Markets with a short position of Growth Income. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Emerging Markets and Growth Income.

Diversification Opportunities for Emerging Markets and Growth Income

-0.5

Correlation Coefficient

Emerging Markets  Growth Income

Very good diversification

The 3 months correlation between Emerging and Growth is -0.5. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Fund and Growth Income Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Growth Income and Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets Fund are associated (or correlated) with Growth Income. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Growth Income has no effect on the direction of Emerging Markets i.e., Emerging Markets and Growth Income go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Emerging Markets and Growth Income

Assuming the 90 days horizon Emerging Markets is expected to generate 37.29 times less return on investment than Growth Income. In addition to that, Emerging Markets is 1.44 times more volatile than Growth Income Fund. It trades about 0.0 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. Growth Income Fund is currently generating about 0.14 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  2,730  in Growth Income Fund on September 16, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  160.00  from holding Growth Income Fund or generate 5.86% return on investment over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Against
Strength	Very Weak
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Emerging Markets Fund  vs.  Growth Income Fund

Emerging Markets

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Emerging Markets Fund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong primary indicators, Emerging Markets is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Growth Income

Risk-Adjusted Performance

11 of 100

Good

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Income Fund are ranked lower than 11 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Growth Income is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Emerging Markets and Growth Income

The main advantage of trading using opposite Emerging Markets and Growth Income positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Emerging Markets position performs unexpectedly, Growth Income 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 Growth Income will offset losses from the drop in Growth Income's long position.

The idea behind Emerging Markets Fund and Growth Income Fund 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 Idea Breakdown module to analyze constituents of all Macroaxis ideas. Macroaxis investment ideas are predefined, sector-focused investing themes.