Dimensional 2015 Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dimensional 2015 Target and World Core Equity is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dimensional 2015 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 2015 Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dimensional 2015 Target and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dimensional 2015 Target and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dimensional Mutual Fund

  0.87DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.89DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.91DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.91DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.92DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.93DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.88DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.96DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.92DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.99DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  1.0DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.91DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.84DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.93DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.88DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.9DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.92DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.87DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.74DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.84DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.79DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.72DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.81DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.84DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.83DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dimensional Mutual Fund performing well and Dimensional 2015 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 2015'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
DIHRX  0.58  0.11  0.12  0.21  0.50 
 1.19 
 3.25 
DILRX  0.63  0.08  0.09  0.16  0.62 
 1.31 
 3.64 
DIPSX  0.13  0.00 (0.27) 0.26  0.08 
 0.27 
 0.63 
DISVX  0.67  0.28  0.34  0.42  0.26 
 1.75 
 7.06 
DISMX  0.61  0.11  0.11  0.21  0.64 
 1.41 
 3.57 
DMNBX  0.03  0.01  0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.20 
DMREX  0.05  0.01 (0.40) 0.39  0.00 
 0.09 
 1.04 
DNYMX  0.03  0.00  0.00  1.45  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.10 
DOGMX  0.05  0.01  0.00  1.49  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.30 
DREIX  0.56  0.13  0.16  0.23  0.42 
 1.17 
 5.16