Dodge Cox Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dodge Cox International and Prudential Financial Services is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dodge Cox 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.

Dodge Cox Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dodge Cox International and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dodge Cox International and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dodge Mutual Fund

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  0.97DODBX Dodge BalancedPairCorr
  0.99DODWX Dodge Global StockPairCorr
  0.83DODLX Dodge Global BondPairCorr
  0.68DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.85DOXLX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  0.67DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.98DOXGX Dodge Cox StockPairCorr
  0.64DOXBX Dodge Cox BalancedPairCorr
  0.99DOXWX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  0.99OANIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.99OAKIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.98OAYIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.99OAZIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.99FINVX Fidelity Series IntePairCorr
  0.99VTRIX Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.99RRIGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.97VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.97VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.99VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.62IFBFX Intermediate BondPairCorr
  0.98GSPQX Goldman Sachs EquityPairCorr
  0.98TAAEX Transamerica Capital Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.98LSIRX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73PINFX Invesco Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.96FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.98FIFRX Franklin GrowthPairCorr
  0.98PPNMX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98HRNRX Hood River New Steady GrowthPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dodge Mutual Fund performing well and Dodge Cox 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 Dodge Cox'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.