Us Small Correlations

DFSTX Fund  USD 55.82  0.03  0.05%   
The current 90-days correlation between Us Small Cap and Lazard Emerging Markets is 0.36 (i.e., Weak 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Us Small Cap and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor 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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Us Small Cap. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with DFSTX Mutual Fund

  0.74DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.87DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.89DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.93DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.77DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.77DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.84DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.76DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.8DFEVX Emerging Markets ValuePairCorr
  0.81DFELX Enhanced Large PanyPairCorr
  0.9DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.87DFIVX Dfa International ValuePairCorr
  0.91DFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.88DFLVX Us Large CapPairCorr
  0.9DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.98DFVEX Us Vector EquityPairCorr
  0.81DFUSX Us Large PanyPairCorr
  0.91DFUKX United Kingdom SmallPairCorr
  0.93TDIFX Dimensional RetirementPairCorr
  0.92VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.92FTHSX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.92FTHNX Fuller Thaler BehavioralPairCorr
  0.86PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.86PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.68PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.71CIF Mfs Intermediate HighPairCorr

Moving against DFSTX Mutual Fund

  0.7XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.59XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.56XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.46NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DFSVX  0.78  0.11  0.12  0.17  0.67 
 2.42 
 4.86 
TEPLX  0.57  0.06  0.00  0.59  0.74 
 1.26 
 3.66 
TWCGX  1.08  0.29  0.17 (1.11) 0.82 
 1.35 
 23.80 
OTCIX  1.06  0.21  0.17  0.38  0.82 
 1.35 
 18.76 
VAFIX  0.95 (0.15) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.71 
 5.85 
DFFVX  0.75  0.10  0.11  0.17  0.64 
 2.46 
 4.74 
FSPTX  1.06  0.07  0.01  0.48  1.49 
 2.09 
 9.32 
LZOEX  0.48  0.16  0.21  0.40  0.07 
 1.25 
 2.39 
DFISX  0.55  0.15  0.19  0.30  0.35 
 1.29 
 2.68 
RLEMX  0.48  0.16  0.20  0.40  0.09 
 1.25 
 2.41