Dfa International Correlations

DFVIX Fund  USD 27.03  0.32  1.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International Value and Six Circles Tax is 0.26 (i.e., Modest 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dfa International Value 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 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with DFA Mutual Fund

  0.96DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.7DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.7DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.65DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.96DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.91DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.96DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.95DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.97DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.97DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIHX 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
  0.97DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.99DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.71DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.61DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.98DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.95DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.61DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.95DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.95DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.88DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.91DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.87DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.71DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.92DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.93DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.64DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

Moving against DFA Mutual Fund

  0.52DRXIX 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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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  0.54  0.16  0.16  0.58  0.38 
 1.18 
 3.25 
MRSKX  0.57  0.24  0.26  3.79  0.20 
 1.50 
 4.22 
DFAPX  0.14  0.02 (0.24) 0.63  0.00 
 0.30 
 0.69 
DISVX  0.70  0.30  0.34  0.53  0.30 
 1.75 
 7.06 
DFEMX  0.65  0.20  0.20  8.04  0.34 
 1.58 
 3.94 
HIMFX  0.09  0.01 (0.33)(1.54) 0.00 
 0.20 
 0.85 
FSCSX  1.57 (0.27) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 2.20 
 21.95 
JMGFX  0.83 (0.09) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.41 
 3.89 
DFUSX  0.56 (0.02)(0.06) 0.03  0.74 
 0.99 
 3.62 
CBTAX  0.07  0.02 (0.30) 1.84  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.51