Dfa International Correlations

DFVQX Fund  USD 19.82  0.21  1.05%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International Vector and Dfa Investment Grade is 0.07 (i.e., Significant 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dfa International Vector and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa International Vector 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 Vector. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.99DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.97DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.99DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.98DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.97DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.9DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.97DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.97DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.89DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.98DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.91DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.65DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.98DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.96DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.64DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.93DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.89DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.9DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.91DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.86DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.72DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.94DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.93DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.95DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.48DRXIX 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  0.17  0.48  0.35 
 1.24 
 3.25 
DFFVX  0.79  0.25  0.22  1.61  0.46 
 2.49 
 4.74 
DFISX  0.61  0.17  0.17  0.33  0.50 
 1.50 
 3.57 
CBTAX  0.07  0.02 (0.32) 1.17  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.51 
DFUSX  0.57 (0.03)(0.06) 0.03  0.77 
 1.18 
 3.62 
RLEMX  0.53  0.20  0.25  0.50  0.09 
 1.29 
 2.64 
DFIVX  0.68  0.19  0.20  0.33  0.55 
 1.45 
 3.54 
JMGFX  0.84 (0.13) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.41 
 4.07 
LZOEX  0.53  0.20  0.25  0.50  0.14 
 1.28 
 2.66 
DFAPX  0.14  0.01 (0.26) 0.32  0.01 
 0.30 
 0.69