Dfa Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Small and Schwab Fundamental Small is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dfa Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dfa Small and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa Small 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 Dfa Small. 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 price.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

0.73	DIHRX	Intal High Relative	Pair Corr
0.8	DILRX	Dfa International	Pair Corr
0.63	DISVX	Dfa International Small	Pair Corr
0.82	DISMX	Dfa International	Pair Corr
0.66	DMREX	Dfa Municipal Real	Pair Corr
0.64	DREIX	World Core Equity	Pair Corr
0.75	DRIIX	Dimensional 2045 Target	Pair Corr
0.72	DRIHX	Dimensional 2040 Target	Pair Corr
0.66	DRIGX	Dimensional 2035 Target	Pair Corr
0.63	DRIWX	Dimensional 2030 Target	Pair Corr
0.66	DRIUX	Dimensional 2025 Target	Pair Corr
0.73	DRILX	Dimensional 2060 Target	Pair Corr
0.76	DRIKX	Dimensional 2055 Target	Pair Corr
0.75	DRIJX	Dimensional 2050 Target	Pair Corr
0.88	DAABX	Dfa Sustainability	Pair Corr
0.77	DSCLX	Dfa International Social	Pair Corr
0.61	DSHGX	Dfa Selectively Hedged	Pair Corr
0.73	DTDRX	Dimensional 2065 Target	Pair Corr
0.86	DURPX	Us High Relative	Pair Corr
0.74	DUSQX	Us Lg Cap	Pair Corr
0.64	DUSLX	Dfa Large	Pair Corr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

0.39	DWFIX	Dfa World Ex	Pair Corr
0.39	DFAIX	Dfa Short Duration	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	SFSNX	TDEIX	TWMIX	PENNX	DIHRX	TADAX	FSENX	LISOX	GABUX	SLASX
SFSNX		0.48	0.4	0.9	0.66	0.77	0.26	-0.32	0.15	0.73	SFSNX
TDEIX	0.48		0.82	0.28	0.45	0.68	0.19	-0.07	0.05	0.49	TDEIX
TWMIX	0.4	0.82		0.36	0.41	0.72	0.37	-0.3	-0.17	0.43	TWMIX
PENNX	0.9	0.28	0.36		0.57	0.83	0.14	-0.55	-0.09	0.61	PENNX
DIHRX	0.66	0.45	0.41	0.57		0.54	0.27	-0.16	0.33	0.78	DIHRX
TADAX	0.77	0.68	0.72	0.83	0.54		0.12	-0.55	-0.18	0.57	TADAX
FSENX	0.26	0.19	0.37	0.14	0.27	0.12		-0.01	0.12	0.47	FSENX
LISOX	-0.32	-0.07	-0.3	-0.55	-0.16	-0.55	-0.01		0.32	-0.16	LISOX
GABUX	0.15	0.05	-0.17	-0.09	0.33	-0.18	0.12	0.32		0.2	GABUX
SLASX	0.73	0.49	0.43	0.61	0.78	0.57	0.47	-0.16	0.2		SLASX
	SFSNX	TDEIX	TWMIX	PENNX	DIHRX	TADAX	FSENX	LISOX	GABUX	SLASX

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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

PENNX	+ 0.9	SFSNX
TADAX	+ 0.83	PENNX
TWMIX	+ 0.82	TDEIX
SLASX	+ 0.78	DIHRX
TADAX	+ 0.77	SFSNX
SLASX	+ 0.73	SFSNX

High negative correlations

LISOX	- 0.55	TADAX
LISOX	- 0.55	PENNX
LISOX	- 0.32	SFSNX
LISOX	- 0.3	TWMIX
GABUX	- 0.18	TADAX
GABUX	- 0.17	TWMIX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa Small 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 Small'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 Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
SFSNX	0.81	(0.04)	(0.02)	0.03	1.08	(0.81)	1.80	(1.41)	4.27
TDEIX	0.85	(0.04)	(0.03)	0.02	1.26	(0.83)	1.60	(2.11)	4.75
TWMIX	0.77	0.01	0.00	0.07	1.00	(0.84)	1.55	(1.06)	4.92
PENNX	0.93	0.05	0.07	0.09	0.98	(1.08)	2.06	(1.51)	8.78
DIHRX	0.57	0.03	0.02	0.10	0.66	(0.58)	1.07	(1.26)	2.69
TADAX	0.86	0.04	0.03	0.10	1.20	(0.87)	2.24	(2.01)	4.74
FSENX	0.85	0.01	(0.02)	0.08	1.15	(0.80)	1.59	(1.41)	5.04
LISOX	0.92	(0.37)	0.00	(0.62)	0.00	0.00	0.98	(1.18)	21.79
GABUX	0.48	(0.02)	(0.07)	0.00	0.69	(0.49)	0.82	(1.01)	4.20
SLASX	0.71	0.06	0.02	0.28	1.10	(0.65)	1.63	(1.24)	5.48

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