Delaware Floating Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Floating Rate and John Hancock Financial is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Floating 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 Floating Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Floating Rate and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Floating Rate 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 Floating Rate. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.85OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.78OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.87OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.78OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.86OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.91DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.91DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.95DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.76DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.79OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.87OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.8OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.81DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.8DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.81DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.7FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.83FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.86FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.96DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.85DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.85DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.76DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.97DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.84DMO 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 Floating 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 Floating'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.