Dfa Short-term Correlations

DFEQX Fund  USD 10.41  0.01  0.1%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Short Term and Intal High Relative is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dfa Short-term 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 Short-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dfa Short Term Extended and DJI is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa Short Term Extended 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 Dfa Short Term Extended. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in producer price index.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.88DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.95DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.99DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.83DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.75DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.74DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.73DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.72DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.7DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.67DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.66DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.65DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.58DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.46DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.44DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.37DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.79DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.79DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.71DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.71DFALX Large Cap InternationalPairCorr
  0.59DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.57DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.49DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.49DFAPX Dfa Investment GradePairCorr
  0.45DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
DILRXDIHRX
DISVXDIHRX
DISMXDIHRX
DISMXDILRX
DISMXDISVX
DISVXDILRX
  
High negative correlations   
DNYMXDISMX
DNYMXDISVX
DNYMXDIHRX
DMNBXDISMX
DMNBXDISVX
DNYMXDILRX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa Short-term 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 Short-term'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  0.56 (0.12) 0.00 (0.69) 0.00 
 0.81 
 3.90 
DILRX  0.57 (0.11) 0.00 (0.65) 0.00 
 0.82 
 3.71 
DIPSX  0.21 (0.04) 0.00 (0.75) 0.00 
 0.37 
 1.29 
DISVX  0.58 (0.09) 0.00 (0.30) 0.00 
 1.09 
 4.04 
DISMX  0.54 (0.10) 0.00 (0.41) 0.00 
 0.92 
 3.64 
DMNBX  0.03  0.00  0.00 (0.42) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.41 
DMREX  0.05 (0.02) 0.00 (1.88) 0.00 
 0.09 
 1.29 
DNYMX  0.03  0.00  0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.20 
DOGMX  0.08 (0.02) 0.00 (1.30) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.82 
DREIX  0.52 (0.05) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 0.91 
 4.28