Davis Financial Correlations

DFFCX Fund  USD 61.06  0.69  1.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Davis Financial and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Davis Financial 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.

Davis Financial Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Davis Financial Fund and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Davis Financial Fund 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 Davis Financial Fund. 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 private.

Moving together with Davis Mutual Fund

  0.74DILCX Davis InternationalPairCorr
  0.74DILAX Davis InternationalPairCorr
  0.74DILYX Davis InternationalPairCorr
  0.78RPFGX Davis FinancialPairCorr
  0.81RPFCX Davis Appreciation IncomePairCorr
  0.95RPEAX Davis OpportunityPairCorr
  0.88DNVYX Davis New YorkPairCorr
  0.74NYVCX Davis New YorkPairCorr
  0.89NYVRX Davis New YorkPairCorr
  0.72NYVTX Davis New YorkPairCorr
  0.79DCSYX Davis Appreciation IncomePairCorr
  1.0DVFYX Davis FinancialPairCorr
  0.94DGFCX Davis GlobalPairCorr
  0.94DGFAX Davis GlobalPairCorr
  0.98DGFYX Davis GlobalPairCorr
  0.91DGOCX Davis OpportunityPairCorr
  0.91DGOYX Davis OpportunityPairCorr
  0.75DGVCX Davis Government BondPairCorr
  0.71VFAIX Vanguard Financials IndexPairCorr
  0.71FRBCX Regional Bank Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.68JRGRX Regional Bank Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95PRISX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.79FSLBX Brokerage And InvestmentPairCorr
  0.72FIDSX Financial ServicesPairCorr
  0.71WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.76WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.71IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.61IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.68GCPCX Gateway Equity CallPairCorr
  0.85CIGCX Calamos InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Davis Mutual Fund

  0.75FIDCX Financial IndustriesPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Davis Mutual Fund performing well and Davis Financial 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 Davis Financial'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.