Df Dent Correlations

DFMLX Fund  USD 39.14  0.33  0.84%   
The current 90-days correlation between Df Dent Midcap and Morningstar Municipal Bond is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Df Dent 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.

Df Dent Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Df Dent Midcap and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Df Dent Midcap 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 Df Dent Midcap. 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with DFMLX Mutual Fund

  0.97DFDSX Df Dent SmallPairCorr
  0.95DFDPX Df Dent PremierPairCorr
  1.0DFDMX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  1.0DFMGX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.94DFSGX Df Dent SmallPairCorr
  0.96PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.92PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.92OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91MLPLX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.91LSHUX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.9EMO Clearbridge Energy MlpPairCorr
  0.64FSUTX Utilities PortfolioPairCorr
  0.83GVCAX Gabelli ValuePairCorr
  0.87WAMIX Wstcm Credit SelectPairCorr
  0.62ACP Aberdeen Income CreditPairCorr
  0.88FZROX Fidelity Zero TotalPairCorr
  0.9FGRIX Fidelity Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.67HIX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.92FIVUX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.85VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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CFNLXOWMBX
MDMTXOWMBX
  
High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DFMLX Mutual Fund performing well and Df Dent 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 Df Dent'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.