Delaware Small Correlations

DCZRX Fund  USD 33.41  0.04  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Vanguard Small Cap Index is 0.17 (i.e., Average 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.98OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.89OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.87OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.98OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.69WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.64DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.87WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.87OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.81OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.62OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.6DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.59DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.59DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.59DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.4IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.33CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.32FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.31FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.62DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.62DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.6OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.6DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.59DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.39DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.37DPRCX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.35DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.34DPREX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.33DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.33DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.33DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr

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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   
PASVXVSMAX
VIASPPASVX
LBHIXMSTSX
VIASPVSMAX
LBHIXVSMAX
LBHIXPASVX
  
High negative correlations   
VIASPSCAXF
444859BR2VSMAX
SCAXFPASVX
444859BR2PASVX
SCAXFVSMAX
LBHIX444859BR2

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
VSMAX  0.75  0.15  0.05  1.21  0.68 
 1.62 
 5.36 
PASVX  0.76 (0.02) 0.02  0.11  0.71 
 1.74 
 6.47 
444859BR2  1.35 (0.09) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 5.93 
 16.62 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BRRAY  1.27 (0.13) 0.00  0.01  0.00 
 0.00 
 34.02 
MSTSX  0.49 (0.04)(0.13) 0.06  0.52 
 1.21 
 2.80 
LBHIX  0.11  0.01 (0.42) 0.38  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
ABHYX  0.17  0.00 (0.24) 0.19  0.25 
 0.34 
 1.91 
SCAXF  0.70 (0.41) 0.00 (0.98) 0.00 
 0.00 
 23.47 
VIASP  0.74  0.07 (0.04)(2.04) 1.13 
 2.28 
 7.18