Delaware Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Emerging Markets and Optimum Small Mid Cap is 0.33 (i.e., Weak 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Delaware Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak 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.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.72DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.7DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.75DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.74DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.68OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.64OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.64DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.62DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.68DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.71DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.75DUGIX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.74DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.5DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.36DEERX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr

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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.