Delaware Dividend Correlations

DDIAX Fund  USD 15.73  0.05  0.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Dividend Incme and Optimum Small Mid Cap is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Delaware Dividend 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 Dividend Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Dividend Incme and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Dividend Incme and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.76OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.68OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.82WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.77OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.85OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.83OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.9WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.62DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.88WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.84OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.82OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.76OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.81FGIPX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.81FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.39OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.32DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.32DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.4DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.35DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.34DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.33OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr

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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   
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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 Dividend 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 Dividend'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  0.86  0.09 (0.01) 0.75  1.00 
 1.91 
 5.94 
OASVX  0.77  0.13  0.01  60.57  0.68 
 1.54 
 6.37 
IMAAX  0.34 (0.04)(0.28)(0.02) 0.41 
 0.62 
 2.28 
OCFIX  0.22 (0.03) 0.00  0.65  0.00 
 0.45 
 1.26 
WASAX  0.43  0.00 (0.19) 0.17  0.59 
 0.79 
 3.08 
WSGAX  0.96  0.09 (0.03) 7.21  1.09 
 2.15 
 7.25 
OCIEX  0.61 (0.03) 0.00  1.18  0.00 
 1.23 
 3.78 
OCLVX  0.50  0.07 (0.10)(1.50) 0.42 
 1.04 
 3.34 
OCLGX  0.75 (0.01)(0.01) 0.11  1.15 
 1.59 
 5.02 
OCSGX  0.86 (0.02) 0.02  0.10  0.93 
 1.91 
 6.05