Df Dent Correlations

DFMLX Fund  USD 36.55  0.59  1.64%   
The current 90-days correlation between Df Dent Midcap and Qs Growth Fund is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Df Dent 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.

Df Dent Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Df Dent Midcap and DJI is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Df Dent Midcap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with DFMLX Mutual Fund

  0.89DFDSX Df Dent SmallPairCorr
  0.84DFDPX Df Dent PremierPairCorr
  1.0DFDMX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.88DFSGX Df Dent SmallPairCorr
  0.8RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.93PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.63PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.61PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.79RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.63VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DFMLX Mutual Fund performing well and Df Dent 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 Df Dent'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.