Dimensional 2015 Correlations

DRIQX Fund  USD 11.34  0.04  0.35%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dimensional 2015 Target and Intal High Relative is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Dimensional 2015 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.

Dimensional 2015 Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dimensional 2015 Target and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dimensional 2015 Target 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 Dimensional 2015 Target. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Dimensional Mutual Fund

  0.76DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.79DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.78DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.76DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.79DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.79DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.94DRIGX Dimensional 2035 TargetPairCorr
  0.97DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.96DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.98DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.66DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.78DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.7DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.74DCIBX Dfa Ca IntPairCorr
  0.74DWFIX Dfa World ExPairCorr

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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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DISMXDIHRX
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dimensional Mutual Fund performing well and Dimensional 2015 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 Dimensional 2015'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
DIHRX  0.61 (0.05)(0.15)(0.03) 0.78 
 1.33 
 4.35 
DILRX  0.64 (0.05)(0.14)(0.01) 0.77 
 1.34 
 4.34 
DIPSX  0.22 (0.04) 0.00 (0.63) 0.00 
 0.36 
 1.17 
DISVX  0.63 (0.04) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.42 
 4.67 
DISMX  0.56 (0.04)(0.18)(0.01) 0.63 
 1.38 
 3.80 
DMNBX  0.02 (0.01)(0.73) 2.00  0.05 
 0.10 
 0.51 
DMREX  0.06 (0.02) 0.00 (0.54) 0.00 
 0.09 
 1.56 
DNYMX  0.03 (0.01) 0.00 (1.10) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.30 
DOGMX  0.06 (0.01) 0.00  0.44  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.71 
DREIX  0.47  0.03 (0.02) 0.16  0.36 
 1.13 
 3.13