Delaware Small Correlations

DCCRX Fund  USD 29.48  0.40  1.34%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Ab Value Fund is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Delaware Small 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.

Delaware Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Small Cap 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 Delaware Small Cap. 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 real.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.84OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95OASVX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.9OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.96OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.7OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.87OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96OCSVX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.83DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.82DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.8DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.77DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.91OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.96OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.62DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.74OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.92OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.81DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.81DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.81DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.63DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.75FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.96FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.63DTFIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.81DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.72DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.62DTNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.66DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  1.0DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.73DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.87DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.42OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Small 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 Delaware Small'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.