Dodge Cox Correlations

DODFX Fund  USD 52.66  0.22  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dodge International Stock and Dodge Stock Fund is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dodge International Stock and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dodge International Stock 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 International Stock. 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

  0.77DODEX Dodge Cox EmergingPairCorr
  0.9DODWX Dodge Global StockPairCorr
  1.0DOXFX Dodge Cox InternationalPairCorr
  0.9DOXWX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  0.88OANIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.88OAKIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.88OAYIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.88OAZIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.77FINVX Fidelity Series IntePairCorr
  0.93VTRIX Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.71RRIGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.96VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.96VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.67FHKCX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.76AMTOX Ab All MarketPairCorr

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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.