Dimensional 2015 Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dimensional 2015 Target and Small Cap Growth Profund is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dimensional 2015 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.

Dimensional 2015 Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dimensional 2015 Target and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dimensional 2015 Target and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dimensional Mutual Fund

  0.75DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.84DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.65DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.99DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.63DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.85DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.75DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.61DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.82DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.64DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr
  0.65DFAPX Dfa Investment GradePairCorr
  0.73DFCEX Emerging Markets EPairCorr

Moving against Dimensional Mutual Fund

  0.43DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.39DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dimensional Mutual Fund performing well and Dimensional 2015 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 Dimensional 2015'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.