Dfa - Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Small and Selected American Shares is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Dfa - 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 - Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dfa Small and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no 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.
  
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Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.91DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.92DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.93DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.86DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.84DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.8DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.85DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.89DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.93DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.86DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.85DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.87DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.83DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96DAABX Dfa Sustainability Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.91DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.93DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.81DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.93DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.83DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.8DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.71DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.84DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.88DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.74DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.8DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.79DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.43DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr
  0.36DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

LISOXDIHRX
PENNXSFSNX
LISOXTWMIX
DIHRXSFSNX
LISOXSFSNX
DIHRXTWMIX
  

High negative correlations

FSENXTDEIX
GABUXTDEIX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa - 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 -'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
SFSNX  0.79  0.03  0.04  0.09  0.78 
 2.01 
 4.62 
TDEIX  0.77 (0.05)(0.04) 0.01  1.25 
 1.55 
 5.33 
TWMIX  0.71  0.17  0.18  0.34  0.49 
 1.64 
 3.79 
PENNX  0.89  0.13  0.16  0.16  0.70 
 2.06 
 9.00 
DIHRX  0.57  0.06  0.05  0.15  0.57 
 1.19 
 3.04 
TADAX  0.78  0.09  0.02  1.14  1.17 
 1.66 
 5.28 
FSENX  0.90  0.18  0.11  0.78  0.87 
 2.13 
 4.69 
LISOX  0.55  0.06  0.06  0.15  0.50 
 1.05 
 2.45 
GABUX  0.49  0.01 (0.03) 0.10  0.61 
 1.02 
 3.46 
SLASX  0.71  0.08  0.03  0.36  0.93 
 1.56 
 5.48