Dfa Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Small and Selected American Shares is 0.05 (i.e., Significant 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 0.83 (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.
  
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Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.8DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.92DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.92DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.84DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.91DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.88DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.89DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.88DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.91DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.94DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.86DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.87DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.85DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.92DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.94DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.86DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.94DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.87DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.85DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.71DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.77DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.9DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.69DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.75DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.79DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.79DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.53DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.46DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr

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

PENNXSFSNX
LISOXSFSNX
DIHRXTWMIX
LISOXPENNX
TADAXPENNX
GABUXFSENX
  

High negative correlations

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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 DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SFSNX  0.80  0.14  0.11 (1.08) 0.75 
 2.01 
 4.62 
TDEIX  0.75 (0.07) 0.00 (0.34) 0.00 
 1.33 
 5.33 
TWMIX  0.72  0.12  0.12  0.23  0.64 
 1.64 
 3.79 
PENNX  0.92  0.25  0.20  7.93  0.69 
 2.06 
 9.00 
DIHRX  0.58  0.05  0.05  0.11  0.63 
 1.19 
 3.04 
TADAX  0.78  0.02 (0.01) 0.09  1.16 
 1.56 
 5.28 
FSENX  0.90  0.26  0.18 (0.55) 0.79 
 2.13 
 4.69 
LISOX  0.56  0.09  0.09  0.61  0.53 
 1.05 
 2.64 
GABUX  0.49  0.07  0.04 (5.61) 0.58 
 1.02 
 3.46 
SLASX  0.70  0.08  0.07  0.12  0.92 
 1.56 
 5.48