Dfa World Correlations

DWUSX Fund  USD 14.74  0.15  1.03%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa World Ex and T Rowe Price is 0.1 (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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Dfa World Ex and DJI is 0.38 (i.e., Weak 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 state.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.88DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.96DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.67DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.69DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.74DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.74DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.88DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.8DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr
  0.93DFALX Large Cap InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DFCSX Continental Small PanyPairCorr
  0.84DFCEX Emerging Markets EPairCorr
  0.82DFESX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84DFEMX Emerging Markets PorPairCorr
  0.94DFIEX International E EquityPairCorr
  0.95DFIVX Dfa International ValuePairCorr
  0.74DFITX Dfa International RealPairCorr
  0.96DFISX International Small PanyPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.48DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.36DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.35DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.33DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.43DFGFX Dfa Two YearPairCorr
  0.43DFGBX Dfa Five YearPairCorr
  0.38DFSHX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.37DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.37DFIHX Dfa One YearPairCorr
  0.37DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.36DFSCX Us Micro CapPairCorr
  0.34DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr

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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.