Delaware Floating Correlations

DDFZX Fund  USD 7.86  0.01  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Floating Rate and T Rowe Price is 0.68 (i.e., Poor 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 0.86 (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.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.89OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.89OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.89OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.77OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.9OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.89OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.88DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.89DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.81DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.82DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.85OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.89OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.73DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.86OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.9OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.81DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.81DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.71DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.81DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.74DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.76FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.85FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.88FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.9DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.73DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.95DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.93DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.85DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr

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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.