Dfa International Correlations

DISMX Fund  USD 18.68  0.04  0.21%   
The correlation of Dfa International 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 International Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dfa International and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa 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 Dfa 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 industry.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.78DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.74DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.76DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.31DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.4DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr
  0.39DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.32DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr

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 International 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 International'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
SEVPX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
EXBAX  0.37 (0.08) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 0.63 
 6.39 
QIBGX  0.53 (0.12) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 0.88 
 7.72 
HSTIX  0.60 (0.03)(0.04) 0.04  0.95 
 1.20 
 3.31 
FWRLX  0.74 (0.15) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.07 
 3.54 
DTLGX  0.82 (0.04)(0.03) 0.04  1.27 
 1.78 
 4.77 
CAMOX  0.87 (0.24) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 1.15 
 19.09 
MITEX  0.92 (0.13) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.72 
 6.23 
TWSCX  0.34 (0.06) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 0.52 
 4.62 
AUUCX  0.60  0.09  0.10  0.16  0.53 
 1.22 
 9.13