Delaware Small Correlations

DEVIX Fund  USD 71.19  0.15  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Delaware Small Cap is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap 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 Small Cap 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 Small Cap. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.91OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.87OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.93OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.86DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.78DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.73DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.86OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.81OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.9OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.86DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.86DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.73FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.91FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  1.0FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.86DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.98DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.98DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.66DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.88DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.87DMO 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DEVLX  0.90  0.26  0.29  0.37  0.39 
 2.11 
 14.55 
JMVIX  0.72  0.19  0.19  0.37  0.31 
 1.54 
 10.29 
JDPAX  0.73  0.19  0.19  0.36  0.31 
 1.47 
 10.17 
JMCVX  0.73  0.20  0.20  0.38  0.32 
 1.51 
 10.50 
SEFCX  0.72  0.34  0.39  0.97  0.00 
 1.22 
 15.02 
ABSYX  0.80  0.05  0.07  0.13  0.75 
 1.78 
 4.83 
AVFIX  0.80  0.05  0.07  0.13  0.77 
 1.79 
 4.84 
EMGYX  0.42  0.12  0.05 (3.09) 0.00 
 1.36 
 2.63 
ATBYX  0.07  0.02 (0.53)(3.42) 0.00 
 0.19 
 0.56 
CIPMX  1.00  0.34  0.39  1.10  0.00 
 1.68 
 22.87