Dfa Social Correlations

DSFIX Fund  USD 9.18  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa Social Fixed and Iaadx is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dfa Social 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 Social Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dfa Social Fixed and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa Social Fixed 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 Dfa Social Fixed. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.84VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.99VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.84VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.99VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.84VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.84VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.83FBOFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99FFBOX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99BFAFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.67ABNDX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.89UGPIX Ultrachina ProfundPairCorr
  0.73UGPSX Ultrachina ProfundPairCorr
  0.78PMPIX Precious Metals UltrPairCorr
  0.75JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.81VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.75T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.74KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.69TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.39CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr
  0.55AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.52AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.5MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.48BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.39HD Home DepotPairCorr

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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 Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa Social 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 Social'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.