Japanese Small Correlations

DFJSX Fund  USD 29.96  0.06  0.20%   
The current 90-days correlation between Japanese Small Pany and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Japanese 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.

Japanese Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Japanese Small Pany and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Japanese Small Pany and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Japanese Mutual Fund

  0.98DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.96DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.97DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.98DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.9DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.96DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.96DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.98DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.92DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.97DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.95DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.89DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.95DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.85DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.79DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.85DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.83DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.89DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.86DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.98DFALX Large Cap InternationalPairCorr
  0.9DFCEX Emerging Markets EPairCorr
  0.91DFEVX Emerging Markets ValuePairCorr
  0.91DFEOX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.85DFELX Enhanced Large PanyPairCorr
  0.9DFEMX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr

Moving against Japanese Mutual Fund

  0.49DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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