Dfa International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International Real and Health Care Fund is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dfa International 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 International Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dfa International Real and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa International Real and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with DFA Mutual Fund

  0.97DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.96DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.95DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.96DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.94DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.84DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.93DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.94DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.94DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.95DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.97DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.84DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.71DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.95DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.94DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.69DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.94DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.85DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.94DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.89DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.89DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.81DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.77DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.96DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.96DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.96DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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