Dfa - Correlations

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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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dfa International and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak 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.
  
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Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.81DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.79DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.84DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.73DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.68DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.66DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.81DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.77DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.72DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.67DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.66DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.67DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.65DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.89DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.78DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.69DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.64DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.78DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.71DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.65DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.73DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.74DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.75DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.85DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.82DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.78DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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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.