Us Small Correlations

DFSVX Fund  USD 48.45  0.30  0.62%   
The current 90-days correlation between Us Small Cap and Us Targeted Value is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Us 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.

Us Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Us Small Cap and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Us Small Cap 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 Us Small Cap. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with DFSVX Mutual Fund

  0.65DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.8DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr

Moving against DFSVX Mutual Fund

  0.51DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.35DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr

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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TWCGXDFUSX
TEPLXDFUSX
LZOEXDFUSX
RLEMXDFUSX
LZOEXTEPLX
  

High negative correlations

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LZOEXOTCIX
OTCIXTEPLX
RLEMXDFFVX
LZOEXDFFVX
TEPLXDFFVX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DFSVX Mutual Fund performing well and Us 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 Us 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DFFVX  0.74 (0.05) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 
 1.69 
 7.58 
DFUSX  0.53  0.01  0.01  0.04  0.76 
 1.22 
 4.22 
TWCGX  0.75  0.01  0.01  0.04  1.00 
 1.54 
 4.79 
TEPLX  0.54  0.02 (0.01) 2.06  0.69 
 1.07 
 4.25 
DFSTX  0.76 (0.06) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.81 
 6.64 
OTCIX  0.71 (0.15) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.30 
 4.37 
LZOEX  0.53  0.11  0.13  0.24  0.50 
 1.26 
 3.48 
DFISX  0.55 (0.03)(0.05)(0.01) 0.76 
 1.07 
 3.77 
VAFIX  0.91 (0.07) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.76 
 5.46 
RLEMX  0.53  0.11  0.13  0.23  0.50 
 1.26 
 3.46