Dfa Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Short Term and Brandes Emerging Markets is -0.05 (i.e., Good 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 -0.15 (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

  0.77VFSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.86VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84LALDX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.95VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84LDLAX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.92LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.76PMPIX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.76PMPSX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.72FGPMX Franklin Gold And Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.65FKRCX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.88MAUKX Pioneer Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.62JPM JPMorgan Chase Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.69CVX Chevron Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.64CAT CaterpillarPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.62MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.51TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.37VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.36WMT WalmartPairCorr

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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.