Dfa Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Short Term and Intermediate Term Bond Fund is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dfa Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dfa Short Term Extended and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa Short Term Extended 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 Short Term Extended. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.83DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.87DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.88DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.91DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.71DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.71DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.74DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.77DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.77DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.67DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.88DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.68DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.72DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.98DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.75DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.78DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.68DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.71DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.75DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.84DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.8DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.77DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr
  0.78DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.64DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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