Dfa World Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa World Ex and Jpmorgan Diversified Fund is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Dfa World 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 World Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dfa World Ex and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa World Ex 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 World Ex. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.79DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.89DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.81DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.8DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.75DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.68DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.6DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.58DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.58DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.57DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.56DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.53DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.51DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.49DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.48DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.42DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.41DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.37DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.36DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.7DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.7DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.69DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.58DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.47DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.47DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.45DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.42DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.37DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.35DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr

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

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa World 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 World'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.