Dfa International Correlations

DFIVX Fund  USD 31.51  0.01  0.03%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International Value and Six Circles Tax is 0.04 (i.e., Significant 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dfa International Value and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa International Value 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 International Value. 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 small area income & poverty estimates.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.98DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.96DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.99DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.97DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.71DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.9DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.96DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.65DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.78DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.74DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.99DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.9DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.65DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.98DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.96DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.67DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.96DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.72DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.9DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.83DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.62DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.93DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.94DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.94DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.96DFARX Dimensional 2070 TargetPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.31DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr

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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CBTAXDFEVX
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High negative correlations

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DFEVX  0.53  0.14  0.15  0.44  0.40 
 1.18 
 3.25 
MRSKX  0.57  0.19  0.25  0.40  0.25 
 1.50 
 4.22 
DFAPX  0.14  0.01 (0.20) 0.38  0.00 
 0.30 
 0.69 
DISVX  0.68  0.28  0.33  0.44  0.29 
 1.75 
 7.06 
DFEMX  0.65  0.19  0.22  0.47  0.35 
 1.35 
 3.94 
HIMFX  0.09  0.02 (0.24) 1.50  0.00 
 0.20 
 0.85 
FSCSX  1.53 (0.27) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 2.20 
 21.95 
JMGFX  0.84 (0.12) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.41 
 5.39 
DFUSX  0.54 (0.05)(0.07) 0.00  0.80 
 0.99 
 3.62 
CBTAX  0.07  0.02 (0.25) 1.22  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.51