Dfa International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International and Acadian Emerging Markets is 0.66 (i.e., Poor 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 and DJI is 0.93 (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 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.99DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.94DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.99DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.71DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.88DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.91DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.93DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.95DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.97DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.79DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.77DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.81DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.76DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.92DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.96DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.71DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.78DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.92DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.86DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.89DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.91DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.69DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.91DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.94DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.94DESIX Emerging Markets Sus Potential GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.39DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.31DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr

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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
GTCSX  0.90  0.20  0.21  0.23  0.63 
 2.32 
 9.61 
EPLPX  0.55  0.18  0.21  2.25  0.27 
 1.13 
 7.05 
FPHAX  0.84  0.18  0.15  0.41  0.75 
 2.21 
 5.36 
ARDVX  0.51  0.18  0.33  0.38  0.00 
 0.77 
 12.98 
DESIX  0.57  0.06  0.04  0.17  0.55 
 1.07 
 3.77 
GINDX  0.64  0.08  0.02  2.73  0.93 
 1.25 
 4.57 
AOCIX  0.27  0.03 (0.02) 0.13  0.20 
 0.60 
 3.10 
DCMSX  0.88  0.18  0.10  0.78  1.12 
 1.98 
 6.54 
PIEQX  0.58  0.09  0.09  0.18  0.57 
 1.19 
 3.43 
AEMGX  0.71  0.15  0.16  0.34  0.52 
 1.67 
 5.76