World Ex Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between World Ex Core and Dfa Inflation Protected is -0.13 (i.e., Good 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between World Ex Core and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak 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

  0.87DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.89DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.71DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.88DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.94DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.76DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.75DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.79DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.77DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.79DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.86DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.71DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr

Moving against World Mutual Fund

  0.39DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.33DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr

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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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DISMXDISVX
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DRIHXDRIIX
DRIIXDMREX
DRIWXDIPSX
  
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.