Dfa World Correlations

DWUSX Fund  USD 17.24  0.03  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa World Ex and Intal High Relative is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dfa World 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 World Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dfa World Ex and DJI is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa World Ex and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.97DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.96DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.65DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  1.0DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  1.0DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.97DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.9DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.98DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.92DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.99DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.98DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.99DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.99DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.93DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.74DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.98DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.92DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.97DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.98DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.92DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.64DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.97DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.98DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.97DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.99DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.99DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.99DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa World 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 World'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
DIHRX  0.51  0.10  0.02  0.41  0.39 
 1.24 
 2.73 
DILRX  0.53  0.10  0.03  0.40  0.42 
 1.30 
 3.22 
DIPSX  0.22  0.02 (0.32) 0.78  0.23 
 0.37 
 1.28 
DISVX  0.48  0.21  0.17  1.36  0.00 
 1.10 
 2.73 
DISMX  0.50  0.21  0.18  1.01  0.00 
 1.22 
 3.09 
DMNBX  0.04  0.01  0.00  2.16  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.21 
DMREX  0.05  0.01 (1.03)(1.12) 0.00 
 0.09 
 0.37 
DNYMX  0.04  0.01  0.00 (5.81) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.20 
DOGMX  0.08  0.01 (0.79) 1.06  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.42 
DREIX  0.51  0.13  0.13  0.32  0.31 
 1.63 
 3.66