Diamond Hill Correlations

DHMYX Fund  USD 24.98  0.47  1.92%   
The current 90-days correlation between Diamond Hill Small and Washington Mutual Investors is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Diamond Hill 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.

Diamond Hill Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Diamond Hill Small Mid and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Diamond Hill Small Mid 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 Diamond Hill Small Mid. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Diamond Mutual Fund

  0.64DHLAX Diamond Hill LargePairCorr
  0.91DHMIX Diamond Hill SmallPairCorr
  0.74DHLYX Diamond Hill LargePairCorr
  0.9DHLTX Diamond Hill AllPairCorr
  0.64DHLRX Diamond Hill LargePairCorr
  0.91DHPIX Diamond Hill MidPairCorr
  0.91DHPAX Diamond Hill MidPairCorr
  0.9DHPYX Diamond Hill MidPairCorr
  0.85DHSIX Diamond Hill SmallPairCorr
  0.85DHSCX Diamond Hill SmallPairCorr
  0.89DHTAX Diamond Hill SelectPairCorr
  0.89VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.88DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.9UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.9UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.84UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.64AVFIX American Beacon SmallPairCorr

Moving against Diamond Mutual Fund

  0.5DHEAX Diamond Hill ShortPairCorr
  0.31DHEYX Diamond Hill ShortPairCorr
  0.82USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.42DHRAX Diamond Hill EPairCorr
  0.4DHRYX Diamond Hill EPairCorr
  0.4DHRIX Diamond Hill EPairCorr
  0.86UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.55GF New Germany ClosedPairCorr
  0.46VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.37PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Diamond Mutual Fund performing well and Diamond Hill 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 Diamond Hill'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.