Frontier Markets Correlations

MSRFX Fund  USD 16.68  0.06  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Frontier Markets Por and Frontier Markets Portfolio is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Frontier 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.

Frontier Markets Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Frontier Markets Portfolio 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 Frontier Markets Portfolio and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Frontier Markets Portfolio. 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 census.

Moving together with Frontier Mutual Fund

  0.67DINDX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.7DINCX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.62DINAX Global Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.61MPFDX Corporate Bond PortfolioPairCorr

Moving against Frontier Mutual Fund

  0.47MRGOX Msif Global InfrastrPairCorr
  0.36TLGUX Large Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.44MAAYX Morgan Stanley FocusPairCorr
  0.43MAAWX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.43MABBX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.43MABCX Morgan Stanley InstiPairCorr
  0.4MRLBX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.38MRLEX Msif Global RealPairCorr

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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 Frontier Mutual Fund performing well and Frontier 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 Frontier 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.