Delaware Small Correlations

DCZRX Fund  USD 32.30  0.18  0.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Delaware Healthcare Fund is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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 0.92 (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

  0.93OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.98OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.92OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.95OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.8OCLGX Optimum Large Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.91OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.87DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.87DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.81DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.93OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.95OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.72DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.83OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.94OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.87DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.87DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.88DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  1.0DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  1.0DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.86DDFLX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.86DDFZX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.98DDIIX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.94DDVIX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.97DVLRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DDZRX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.99DVZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.87DEMRX Delaware Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87DEMIX Delaware Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87DEMZX Delaware Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.68DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
OASGX  1.04  0.11  0.05  0.59  1.05 
 2.27 
 7.11 
OASVX  0.86  0.25  0.24  0.81  0.42 
 2.60 
 11.18 
OCFIX  0.15  0.01 (0.24) 0.18  0.05 
 0.34 
 0.68 
OCIEX  0.63  0.15  0.11  6.05  0.63 
 1.58 
 3.48 
OCLVX  0.63  0.17  0.24  0.26  0.28 
 1.25 
 10.42 
OCLGX  2.64  0.66  0.18  0.30  2.99 
 2.43 
 103.56 
OCSGX  1.06  0.05  0.06  0.10  1.05 
 2.35 
 10.00 
OCSVX  0.91  0.23  0.27  0.25  0.40 
 2.56 
 13.04 
DMO  0.50 (0.06) 0.00 (0.32) 0.00 
 1.09 
 3.82 
DLHIX  0.91  0.23  0.27  0.38  0.45 
 2.19 
 7.47