Large Cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Large Cap International and Dfa International is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Large Cap 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.

Large Cap Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Large Cap International and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Large Cap International 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 Large Cap International. 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 Large Mutual Fund

  0.82DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.8DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.65DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.74DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.8DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.9DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.81DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.86DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.66DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.96DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.64DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.67DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.9DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.65DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.77DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.68DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.87DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr

Moving against Large Mutual Fund

  0.52DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.33DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.32DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.52DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.34DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.32DWFIX 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

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DMREXDMNBX
DNYMXDMNBX
DISMXDILRX
DOGMXDMNBX
DMNBXDISVX
  

High negative correlations

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DMNBXDIPSX
DNYMXDIPSX
DOGMXDIPSX
DISMXDIPSX
DIPSXDILRX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Large Mutual Fund performing well and Large Cap 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 Large Cap'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.