Dodge Cox Correlations

DODIX Fund  USD 12.71  0.04  0.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dodge Income and Dodge International Stock is 0.19 (i.e., Average 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Dodge Income Fund and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dodge Income Fund 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 Income Fund. 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 Dodge Mutual Fund

  0.98DODLX Dodge Global BondPairCorr
  0.98DOXLX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  1.0DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  1.0MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  1.0MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.96PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  1.0MWTIX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  1.0MWTRX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.98GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr

Moving against Dodge Mutual Fund

  0.76DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.76DOXGX Dodge Cox StockPairCorr
  0.54DOXBX Dodge Cox BalancedPairCorr
  0.53DODBX Dodge BalancedPairCorr
  0.81QREARX Teachers Insurance AndPairCorr
  0.73AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.72GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr
  0.72FLCNX Fidelity ContrafundPairCorr
  0.71MIEYX Mm Sp 500PairCorr
  0.67VMIDX Mid Cap IndexPairCorr
  0.62FMCMX American Funds AmcapPairCorr
  0.61GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.44GAB Gabelli Equity TrustPairCorr
  0.43FHKCX Fidelity China RegionPairCorr
  0.4FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.34FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr

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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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HABDXDODFX
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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.