Delaware Extended Correlations

DEEAX Fund  USD 14.07  0.04  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Extended and Ivy Asset Strategy is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Extended 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 Extended Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Delaware Extended Duration and DJI is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Extended Duration 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 Extended Duration. 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

  0.99DEECX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr
  0.97VWETX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.85VBLAX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.97VWESX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.86VBLLX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.85VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.98SLDAX Siit Long DurationPairCorr
  0.98VLTCX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.73DDFAX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.7DDFCX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.55DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.54DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.52FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.49FIUSX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.47WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.47IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.43WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.43IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.43IVINX Ivy Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.43IEYAX Ivy Energy FundPairCorr
  0.43DTICX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.42IVOAX Ivy Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41IGNAX Ivy Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.4IVIAX Ivy InternationalPairCorr
  0.35WLGAX Ivy Large CapPairCorr
  0.35DCCCX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.59DEDCX Delaware Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.5DEVCX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.47DEMCX Delaware Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.47DEMAX Delaware Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.46DDVAX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.46DEVLX Delaware Small CapPairCorr

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

WCEAXWASAX
FTOTXFTORX
DLHAXDLHCX
WSGAXWASAX
WCEAXWSGAX
FTNYXCXHYX
  

High negative correlations

CXHYXWASAX
WCEAXCXHYX
CXHYXWSGAX
DLHAXCXHYX
DLHCXCXHYX
FTNYXWASAX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Extended 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 Extended'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
WASAX  0.51  0.16  0.13  1.42  0.20 
 0.94 
 9.29 
WSGAX  2.05  0.55  0.12  1.73  3.25 
 2.28 
 68.29 
WSTAX  1.18  0.06 (0.01) 0.44  1.74 
 2.31 
 7.03 
CXHYX  0.10 (0.01)(0.47)(0.42) 0.12 
 0.31 
 0.72 
WCEAX  0.83  0.26  0.18  3.38  0.62 
 1.40 
 16.16 
FTNYX  0.08  0.00 (0.57)(0.38) 0.04 
 0.29 
 0.58 
FTORX  0.08  0.01 (0.54) 1.27  0.00 
 0.25 
 0.58 
FTOTX  0.08  0.01 (0.48) 1.78  0.00 
 0.25 
 0.83 
DLHCX  0.82  0.22  0.27  0.36  0.32 
 1.91 
 8.18 
DLHAX  0.83  0.23  0.20  0.87  0.48 
 1.68 
 9.34