Aberdeen Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Aberdeen Emerging Markets and Aberdeen Gbl Eq is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Aberdeen Emerging 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.

Aberdeen Emerging Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Aberdeen Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Aberdeen Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Aberdeen Emerging Markets. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Aberdeen Mutual Fund

  1.0GEGAX Aberdeen Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  1.0GEMRX Aberdeen Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94ASEMX Abrdn Em SmaPairCorr
  1.0ABEMX Aberdeen Emerging MarktsPairCorr
  0.78JETAX Aberdeen Select IntePairCorr
  0.79JETIX Aberdeen Select IntePairCorr
  0.75ADAVX Alpine Dynamic DividendPairCorr
  0.74ADVDX Alpine Dynamic DividendPairCorr
  1.0AEMSX Aberden Emerng MrktsPairCorr
  0.99JIEIX Aberdeen Select IntePairCorr
  0.73GOPRX Aberdeen China OpptyPairCorr
  0.72GOPSX Aberdeen China OpptyPairCorr
  0.73GOPAX Aberdeen China OpptyPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Aberdeen Mutual Fund performing well and Aberdeen Emerging 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 Aberdeen Emerging'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.