Delaware Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Champlain Mid Cap is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Delaware Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.88OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.66OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.89OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.82OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.9OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.84DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.88DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.81DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.91OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.69DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.8OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.94OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.88DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.65DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.88DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.71DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.7FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.87FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.88DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.99DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.99DCZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DDDRX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.85DDFLX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.85DDFZX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.99DDIIX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.61DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Small 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 Small'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.