Correlation Between Emerging Markets and High Income

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Emerging Markets and High 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 High 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 High Income Fund, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Emerging Markets and High 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 High Income. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Emerging Markets and High Income.

Diversification Opportunities for Emerging Markets and High Income

-0.26

Correlation Coefficient

Emerging Markets  High Income

Very good diversification

The 3 months correlation between Emerging and High is -0.26. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Emerging Markets Fund and High Income Fund in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on High Income Fund 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 High Income. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of High Income Fund has no effect on the direction of Emerging Markets i.e., Emerging Markets and High Income go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Emerging Markets and High Income

Assuming the 90 days horizon Emerging Markets Fund is expected to under-perform the High Income. In addition to that, Emerging Markets is 5.34 times more volatile than High Income Fund. It trades about -0.17 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. High Income Fund is currently generating about -0.04 per unit of volatility. If you would invest  686.00  in High Income Fund on September 26, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (3.00) from holding High Income Fund or give up 0.44% of portfolio value over 90 days.

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

Emerging Markets Fund  vs.  High 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 latest weak performance, the Fund's primary indicators remain strong and the current disturbance on Wall Street may also be a sign of long term gains for the fund investors.

High Income Fund

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days High Income Fund has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, High 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 High Income

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

The idea behind Emerging Markets Fund and High 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 Economic Indicators module to top statistical indicators that provide insights into how an economy is performing.