Dfa - Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Small and Selected American Shares is 0.78 (i.e., Poor 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 0.96 (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

  0.89DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.92DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.92DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.94DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.91DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.89DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.91DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.87DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.93DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.95DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.89DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.89DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.87DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.86DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.92DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.94DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.87DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.95DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.87DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.85DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.78DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.9DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.9DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.8DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.83DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.84DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.85DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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
DIHRXTWMIX
LISOXTWMIX
LISOXSFSNX
GABUXFSENX
  

High negative correlations

FSENXTDEIX
GABUXTDEIX
TWMIXTDEIX
DIHRXTDEIX
LISOXTDEIX
PENNXTDEIX

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  0.13  0.16  0.19  0.62 
 2.36 
 4.91 
TDEIX  0.78 (0.11) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.33 
 5.33 
TWMIX  0.74  0.19  0.20  0.36  0.50 
 1.91 
 4.03 
PENNX  0.89  0.23  0.26  0.24  0.46 
 2.34 
 9.00 
DIHRX  0.58  0.10  0.11  0.21  0.50 
 1.19 
 3.25 
TADAX  0.79 (0.03)(0.04) 0.03  1.13 
 1.56 
 5.28 
FSENX  1.02  0.27  0.20  0.66  0.82 
 2.46 
 5.21 
LISOX  0.57  0.10  0.11  0.22  0.46 
 1.26 
 2.64 
GABUX  0.54  0.17  0.13  1.43  0.48 
 1.61 
 4.19 
SLASX  0.67  0.08  0.07  0.16  0.84 
 1.56 
 5.48