Us Small Correlations

DFSTX Fund  USD 50.94  0.06  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Us Small Cap and Vanguard Small Cap Index is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Us 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.

Us Small Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Us Small Cap and DJI is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Us Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with DFSTX Mutual Fund

  0.79DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.76DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.77DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.82DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.62DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.99DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.93DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.8DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.74DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.82DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.85DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.83DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr

Moving against DFSTX Mutual Fund

  0.58DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.57DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.54DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.43DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.4DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.36DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.71DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.66DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.47DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64DFAPX Dfa Investment GradePairCorr
  0.62DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr
  0.52DFCSX Continental Small PanyPairCorr
  0.48DFALX Large Cap InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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