Dfa Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Bond is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dfa Short 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 Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dfa Short Term Extended and DJI is -0.02 (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

  0.72DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.79DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.66DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.78DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.79DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.99DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.95DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.85DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.87DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.83DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.99DFFGX Dfa Short TermPairCorr
  0.85DFEOX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.86DFELX Enhanced Large PanyPairCorr
  0.99DFGBX Dfa Five YearPairCorr
  0.68DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.99DFIHX Dfa One YearPairCorr
  0.83DFLVX Us Large CapPairCorr
  0.84DFQTX Us E EquityPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.68DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.63DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.5DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.46DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.41DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.33DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.75DFUKX United Kingdom SmallPairCorr
  0.56DFJSX Japanese Small PanyPairCorr
  0.55DFSPX Dfa Intl SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.53DFITX Dfa International RealPairCorr
  0.48DFIEX International E EquityPairCorr
  0.4DFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.37DFIVX Dfa International ValuePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa Short 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'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.