Dfa - Correlations

DUSLX Fund  USD 43.25  0.46  1.05%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Large and American Beacon Large is 0.19 (i.e., Average 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dfa Large and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa Large 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 Large. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.76DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.72DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.72DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.81DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.87DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.79DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.8DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.77DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.75DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.87DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.71DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78DAABX Dfa Sustainability Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.81DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.8DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.83DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.7DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.88DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.69DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.68DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.62DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.92DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.72DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.71DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.73DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.88DFARX Dimensional 2070 TargetPairCorr

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

MISAXDFSPX
DEMSXMISAX
DEMSXDFSPX
AADEXTSWIX
FSANXTSWIX
AADEXFSANX
  

High negative correlations

AADEXSWLGX
TSWIXSWLGX
AADEXFSMEX
CRANXFSMEX
FSMEXDEMSX
FSMEXMISAX

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
DFSPX  0.59  0.17  0.12 (1.49) 0.55 
 1.42 
 3.28 
SWLGX  0.65 (0.10) 0.00 (0.55) 0.00 
 0.95 
 4.36 
TSWIX  0.58  0.24  0.34  1.02  0.00 
 1.42 
 5.33 
MISAX  0.63  0.24  0.20 (1.48) 0.55 
 1.25 
 3.68 
DEMSX  0.52  0.12  0.07 (1.72) 0.47 
 1.13 
 2.85 
FSMEX  0.83 (0.15) 0.00 (1.12) 0.00 
 1.83 
 5.65 
FSANX  0.35  0.08  0.03  2.44  0.26 
 0.71 
 2.29 
CRANX  0.11  0.02 (0.30) 0.41  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.52 
BXMYX  0.17  0.02 (0.18)(0.47) 0.10 
 0.28 
 0.91 
AADEX  0.56  0.11  0.06 (1.24) 0.55 
 1.36 
 3.34