Dfa - Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International and Small Cap Equity is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dfa - 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.

Dfa - Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dfa International and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa International 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 Dfa International. 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 Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.89DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.67DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.79DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.83DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.81DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.81DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.8DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.81DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.77DFCEX Emerging Markets EPairCorr
  0.65DFEVX Emerging Markets ValuePairCorr
  0.73DFEOX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.74DFELX Enhanced Large PanyPairCorr
  0.72DFEMX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.8DFIEX International E EquityPairCorr
  0.77DFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.74DFQTX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.94DFSPX Dfa Intl SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.66DFVEX Us Vector EquityPairCorr
  0.73DFUSX Us Large PanyPairCorr
  0.7DFUKX United Kingdom SmallPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.36DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

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AEMGXDESIX
GINDXARDVX
PIEQXARDVX
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DCMSXFPHAX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa - 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 Dfa -'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
GTCSX  0.79 (0.06)(0.04) 0.02  1.06 
 2.17 
 5.65 
EPLPX  0.54 (0.09) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 0.93 
 6.89 
FPHAX  0.93  0.25  0.24  0.42  0.59 
 2.22 
 6.73 
ARDVX  0.32  0.00 (0.07) 0.06  0.40 
 0.74 
 2.03 
DESIX  0.60  0.04  0.01  0.12  0.78 
 1.11 
 4.23 
GINDX  0.58  0.02  0.02  0.09  0.93 
 1.41 
 4.47 
AOCIX  0.24 (0.01)(0.13) 0.05  0.25 
 0.50 
 1.35 
DCMSX  0.59  0.11  0.08  0.48  0.48 
 1.63 
 3.45 
PIEQX  0.59  0.01 (0.01) 0.08  0.76 
 1.11 
 3.09 
AEMGX  0.69  0.08  0.06  0.17  0.84 
 1.28 
 4.76