Delaware Floating Correlations

DDFZX Fund  USD 7.92  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Floating Rate and Optimum Small Mid Cap is -0.05 (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

Average diversification

The correlation between Delaware Floating Rate and DJI is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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 signals in nation.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.9DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.9DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.83DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.63DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.62DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.62DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.68FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.86DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.83DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.86DUGIX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.91DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.6OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.57DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.55OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.54OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.46OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.4OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.36OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.34OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.32OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.64DEERX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr
  0.61DEEIX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr
  0.61DEZRX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr
  0.58OAFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.5OALGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.4DDVIX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.4DDZRX Delaware ValuePairCorr

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

OCSVXOASVX
OCSVXOCLVX
OCLVXOCFIX
OCLGXOCFIX
OCLVXOASVX
DMOOCFIX
  

High negative correlations

DLHIXDMO
DLHIXOCLGX
DLHIXOCFIX
DMOOCIEX
OCIEXOCFIX
DLHIXOCSVX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
OASGX  1.04  0.00 (0.05) 0.04  1.31 
 2.08 
 5.54 
OASVX  0.74 (0.13) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.69 
 6.74 
OCFIX  0.17 (0.03) 0.00  4.04  0.00 
 0.33 
 2.00 
OCIEX  0.60  0.01 (0.06) 0.12  0.81 
 1.25 
 3.61 
OCLVX  0.57 (0.07) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 0.96 
 6.30 
OCLGX  1.24 (0.36) 0.00 (0.55) 0.00 
 1.74 
 24.57 
OCSGX  1.07 (0.11) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 
 2.05 
 6.28 
OCSVX  0.76 (0.14) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.59 
 7.64 
DMO  0.50 (0.09) 0.00 (0.62) 0.00 
 0.91 
 3.85 
DLHIX  0.84  0.31  0.33  0.43  0.34 
 2.07 
 6.65