Dodge Cox Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dodge Cox International and Transamerica Mlp Energy is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dodge Cox 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.

Dodge Cox Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dodge Cox International and DJI is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dodge Cox International 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 Dodge Cox International. 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 census.

Moving together with Dodge Mutual Fund

  0.92DODFX Dodge International StockPairCorr
  0.97DODEX Dodge Cox EmergingPairCorr
  0.84DODBX Dodge BalancedPairCorr
  0.64DODWX Dodge Global StockPairCorr
  0.96DODLX Dodge Global BondPairCorr
  0.72DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.96DOXLX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  0.91DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.64DOXWX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  0.98OANIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.92OAKIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.98OAYIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.98OAZIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.98FINVX Fidelity Series IntePairCorr
  0.98VTRIX Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.7RRIGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.71VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.72VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.69EMBAX Unconstrained EmergingPairCorr
  0.64ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.62VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.86PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.8SAEMX Sa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83EBSFX Eubel Brady SuttmanPairCorr

Moving against Dodge Mutual Fund

  0.37VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.36VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.36VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.36VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.36VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.34VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.34VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.34VFFSX 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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dodge Mutual Fund performing well and Dodge Cox 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 Dodge Cox'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.