Dfa International Correlations

DSCLX Fund  USD 15.43  0.21  1.38%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International Social and Intal High Relative is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dfa International 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.

Dfa International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dfa International Social and DJI is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa International Social and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.99DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.98DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.83DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.98DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.95DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.7DMNBX Dfa Mn MunicipalPairCorr
  0.68DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.79DOGMX Dfa Oregon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7DREIX World Core EquityPairCorr
  0.79DRIIX Dimensional 2045 TargetPairCorr
  0.72DRIHX Dimensional 2040 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRIKX Dimensional 2055 TargetPairCorr
  0.84DRIJX Dimensional 2050 TargetPairCorr
  0.66DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.81DSSMX Dfa Selective StatePairCorr
  0.88DTDRX Dimensional 2065 TargetPairCorr
  0.82DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr
  0.84DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.89DUSLX Dfa LargePairCorr
  0.67DWFIX 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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DISVXDIHRX
DNYMXDMNBX
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa International 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 Dfa International'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  0.54  0.05  0.07  0.13  0.68 
 1.16 
 3.68 
DILRX  0.56  0.06  0.07  0.14  0.69 
 1.14 
 3.66 
DIPSX  0.19  0.00 (0.02)(0.05) 0.21 
 0.46 
 1.29 
DISVX  0.57  0.05  0.07  0.12  0.68 
 1.25 
 3.43 
DISMX  0.57  0.03  0.03  0.06  0.70 
 1.25 
 3.39 
DMNBX  0.04  0.00  0.00  0.26  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.31 
DMREX  0.05 (0.01) 0.00 (1.51) 0.00 
 0.09 
 1.20 
DNYMX  0.03  0.00  0.00  0.29  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.20 
DOGMX  0.07  0.00 (0.02)(0.07) 0.04 
 0.10 
 0.51 
DREIX  0.53 (0.01)(0.01)(0.02) 0.78 
 0.91 
 3.26