Dimensional 2050 Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dimensional 2050 Target and Dimensional 2040 Target is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dimensional 2050 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.

Dimensional 2050 Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dimensional 2050 Target and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dimensional 2050 Target 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 Dimensional 2050 Target. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Dimensional Mutual Fund

  0.87DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.69DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.99DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  1.0DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  1.0DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  1.0DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.93DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  1.0DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.8DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  1.0DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.86DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.97DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.95DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.96DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr

Moving against Dimensional Mutual Fund

  0.39DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.61DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.56DFAPX Dfa Investment GradePairCorr
  0.55DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.54DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dimensional Mutual Fund performing well and Dimensional 2050 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 Dimensional 2050'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.