World Ex Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between World Ex Val and Intal High Relative is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of World Ex 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.

World Ex Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between World Ex Val and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding World Ex Val and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with World Mutual Fund

  0.84DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.62DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.8DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.62DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.89DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.68DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.89DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.69DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.89DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.86DCMSX Dfa Commodity StrategyPairCorr
  0.94DFALX Large Cap InternationalPairCorr
  0.82DFABX Dfa Investment DimensionsPairCorr

Moving against World Mutual Fund

  0.53DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.46DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.42DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.36DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr
  0.32DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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