Dfa Intl Correlations

DICCX Fund  USD 27.10  0.19  0.70%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Intl Core and Omni Small Cap Value is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dfa Intl 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 Intl Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dfa Intl Core and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa Intl Core and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.85VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.78VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.81VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.81VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.85VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.81VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.78VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.82VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.78NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.9FCGSX Fidelity Series GrowthPairCorr
  0.86SDYYX Simt Dynamic AssetPairCorr
  0.92FREIX Franklin Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.95UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.91FACVX Fidelity ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.95THCVX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.95FVOKX Oklahoma College SavingsPairCorr
  0.89PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.94SIRCX Sierra E RetirementPairCorr
  0.87DGFCX Davis GlobalPairCorr
  0.88IUENX Jpmorgan InternationalPairCorr
  0.91GAMDX Goldman Sachs LocalPairCorr
  0.82ETPAX Eaton Vance PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.91VINAX Vanguard IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.82FFIDX Fidelity Fund FidelityPairCorr
  0.96PLFGX Putnam RetirementPairCorr
  0.93OTRFX Ontrack E FundPairCorr
  0.95TISVX Transamerica InternationalPairCorr
  0.9PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.89MACHX Mutual Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.9PEXMX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96SIRAX Sierra E RetirementPairCorr
  0.87DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.9ARIMX Amg River Road Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.88EXEYX Equity Series ClassPairCorr
  0.63PHDTX Pace High YieldPairCorr
  0.89PIINX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.94DEMZX Delaware Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87EISMX Eaton Vance AtlantaPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa Intl 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 Intl'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.