Emerging Markets Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Emerging Markets Small and Intal High Relative is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Emerging Markets 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 Markets Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Emerging Markets Small and DJI is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Emerging Markets Small. 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 state.

Moving together with Emerging Mutual Fund

  0.93DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.9DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.8DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.87DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.63DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.84DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.8DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.75DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.64DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.64DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.71DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.79DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.61DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.88DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.67DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.81DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.79DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.61DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.65DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.63DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.99DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.99DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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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   
DILRXDIHRX
DISMXDILRX
DISMXDIHRX
DISMXDISVX
DISVXDIHRX
DISVXDILRX
  
High negative correlations   
DREIXDIPSX
DREIXDMREX
DMNBXDISMX
DOGMXDISVX
DMNBXDISVX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Emerging Mutual Fund performing well and Emerging Markets 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 Markets' 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
DIHRX  0.83  0.13  0.11  0.15  1.26 
 1.72 
 7.76 
DILRX  0.85  0.14  0.11  0.16  1.30 
 1.86 
 7.81 
DIPSX  0.29  0.02  0.17  3.36  0.38 
 0.63 
 1.98 
DISVX  0.86  0.21  0.12  0.31  1.45 
 1.96 
 10.28 
DISMX  0.83  0.17  0.12  0.23  1.27 
 1.96 
 8.51 
DMNBX  0.05 (0.01) 0.22  0.24  0.05 
 0.10 
 0.61 
DMREX  0.07  0.00  0.29  0.01  0.00 
 0.19 
 0.55 
DNYMX  0.05  0.00  0.26  0.16  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.50 
DOGMX  0.15 (0.01) 0.00  0.23  0.00 
 0.21 
 1.67 
DREIX  1.02  0.08  0.05  0.03  1.68 
 2.01 
 10.08