International Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between International Small Pany and Dfa International Small is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of International 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.

International Small Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between International Small Pany and DJI is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Small Pany and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with International Mutual Fund

  0.98DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.97DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.91DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.99DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.99DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.7DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.74DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.81DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.65DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.82DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.7DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.91DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.91DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr

Moving against International Mutual Fund

  0.59DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.53DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.77DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.35DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between International Mutual Fund performing well and International Small 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 International 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.