Us Micro Correlations

DFSCX Fund  USD 28.87  0.21  0.72%   
The current 90-days correlation between Us Micro Cap and Us Small Cap is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Us Micro 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.

Us Micro Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Us Micro Cap and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Us Micro Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with DFSCX Mutual Fund

  0.93DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.91DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.63DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.95DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.95DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.94DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.89DMREX Dfa Municipal RealPairCorr
  0.94DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.94DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.99DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.98DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.94DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.95DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  1.0DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.95DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.99DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.68DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.99DSHGX Dfa Selectively HedgedPairCorr
  0.93DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.92DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.98DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.91DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.93DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.99DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.99DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.98DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.96DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr
  0.96DEMGX Emerging Markets TargetedPairCorr
  0.97DESIX Emerging Markets SusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DFSCX Mutual Fund performing well and Us Micro 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 Us Micro'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.