Delaware Value Correlations

DDVAX Fund  USD 19.04  0.13  0.69%   
The correlation of Delaware Value 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 Value Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Value Fund 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 Value Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.85OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.75WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.71WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.98OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.82OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.85OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.78WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.7DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.89WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.82OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.91OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.85OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.49DLHCX Delaware Healthcare Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.48DLHIX Delaware Healthcare Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.41OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.48DLHAX Delaware Healthcare Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.48DLRHX Delaware Healthcare Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.45DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.39OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.38DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

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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 Value 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 Value'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.