World Ex Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between World Ex Core and Dfa International is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of World Ex 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.

World Ex Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between World Ex Core and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding World Ex Core 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 World Ex Core. 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 World Mutual Fund

  0.83DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.73DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.75DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.61DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.62DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.62DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.77DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.85DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.75DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.91DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.71DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.76DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.95DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.79DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.93DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr

Moving against World Mutual Fund

  0.41DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.4DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.33DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr

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 World Mutual Fund performing well and World Ex 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 World Ex'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.