Df Dent Correlations

DFSGX Fund  USD 26.97  0.11  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between Df Dent Small and Nationwide Global Equity is 0.14 (i.e., Average 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Df Dent Small and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Df Dent Small 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 Small. 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 price.

Moving together with DFSGX Mutual Fund

  0.95DFDSX Df Dent SmallPairCorr
  0.9DFDPX Df Dent PremierPairCorr
  0.93DFDMX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.93DFMLX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.93DFMGX Df Dent MidcapPairCorr
  0.95VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.95VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.93JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.62IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.61IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.85UINQX Usaa Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.95FDVLX Fidelity ValuePairCorr
  0.82RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85JILGX Multimanager LifestylePairCorr
  0.61FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.83SPE Special OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.75VGENX Vanguard EnergyPairCorr
  0.92VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.93VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.85PGWTX Putnam Focused EquityPairCorr
  0.93AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95BUFSX Buffalo Small CapPairCorr
  0.86FTUIX TelecommunicationsPairCorr
  0.85SSGFX Sextant GrowthPairCorr
  0.88CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr

Moving against DFSGX Mutual Fund

  0.43LIIAX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.42SRINX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr
  0.49CIFRX Columbia Porate IncomePairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DFSGX 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.