Dimensional Small Correlations

DFAS Etf  USD 76.26  2.25  3.04%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dimensional Small Cap and Avantis International Small is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dimensional Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dimensional Small Cap and DJI is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dimensional Small Cap 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 Dimensional Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.

Moving together with Dimensional Etf

  0.99VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0IJR iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.98IWM iShares Russell 2000 Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.98VRTIX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.98VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  1.0FNDA Schwab Fundamental SmallPairCorr
  1.0SPSM SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  1.0VIOO Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.98PRFZ Invesco FTSE RAFIPairCorr
  0.83MUU Direxion Daily MUPairCorr
  0.83MULL GraniteShares 2x LongPairCorr
  0.76AGQ ProShares Ultra SilverPairCorr
  0.88JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.84GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.81KORU Direxion Daily SouthPairCorr
  0.89NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.8SHNY Microsectors GoldPairCorr
  0.92SIL Global X SilverPairCorr
  0.87SIVR abrdn Physical SilverPairCorr
  0.95AHYB American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.88RDIV Invesco SP UltraPairCorr
  0.94BINC BlackRock ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.97OASC OneAscent Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84MRK Merck Company Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.78XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.91AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.74CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.82JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.61HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against Dimensional Etf

  0.74HPQ HP IncPairCorr

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Dimensional Small Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dimensional Etf performing well and Dimensional Small ETF 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 Small'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
DFAT  0.81  0.16  0.18  0.23  0.51 
 2.43 
 4.62 
DFUV  0.64  0.11  0.15  0.21  0.45 
 1.65 
 2.97 
DFAI  0.61  0.11  0.11  0.23  0.55 
 1.30 
 3.02 
VPADX  0.70  0.12  0.10  0.23  0.67 
 1.68 
 3.33 
DFIC  0.61  0.13  0.13  0.26  0.54 
 1.35 
 3.11 
VPL  0.71  0.12  0.10  0.23  0.77 
 1.72 
 3.36 
HDV  0.50  0.21  0.27  0.83  0.00 
 1.41 
 2.75 
SCHE  0.62  0.03  0.00  0.13  0.65 
 1.44 
 4.51 
NOBL  0.55  0.14  0.18  0.32  0.27 
 1.37 
 3.16 
AVDV  0.68  0.19  0.17  0.34  0.63 
 1.39 
 4.26