Japanese Small Correlations

DFJSX Fund  USD 27.68  0.65  2.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between Japanese Small Pany and Ab Select Equity is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Japanese Small 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.

Japanese Small Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Japanese Small Pany and DJI is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Japanese Small Pany and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Japanese Mutual Fund

  0.66DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.61DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.62DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.76DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.88DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.85DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.69DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.67DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.62DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.64DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.63DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.63DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.63DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.81DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.77DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.77DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.64DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.62DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.83DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.75DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.67DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.63DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Japanese Mutual Fund performing well and Japanese Small 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 Japanese Small'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.