Delaware Emerging Correlations

DEMZX Fund  USD 41.98  1.65  4.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Emerging Markets and Delaware Healthcare Fund is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Delaware Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets. 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

  0.7OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.75OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.96OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.84OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.7OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.84OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.71DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.7DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.88DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.94DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.92DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.96OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.85OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.83DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.65OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.9OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.96DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.8DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.96DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.84DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.9FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.78DTFIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.87DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.89DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.8DTNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.84DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.87DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.86DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.73DCTIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.86DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.35OILGX Optimum Large 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

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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 Emerging 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 Emerging'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  0.98  0.08  0.10  0.13  0.88 
 2.27 
 7.11 
OASVX  0.86  0.22  0.28  0.24  0.35 
 2.60 
 11.18 
OCFIX  0.14  0.01 (0.29) 0.39  0.00 
 0.34 
 0.68 
OCIEX  0.60  0.11  0.11  0.23  0.56 
 1.30 
 3.48 
OCLVX  0.61  0.18  0.26  0.27  0.13 
 1.25 
 10.42 
OCLGX  2.58  0.70  0.18  0.39  2.94 
 1.53 
 103.56 
OCSGX  1.04  0.12  0.13  0.16  0.85 
 2.35 
 10.00 
OCSVX  0.90  0.24  0.30  0.25  0.33 
 2.56 
 13.04 
DMO  0.49 (0.04) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.03 
 3.93 
DLHIX  0.87  0.18  0.20  0.35  0.50 
 2.07 
 7.47