Delaware Small Correlations

DEVLX Fund  USD 78.57  1.28  1.66%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Optimum Small Mid Cap is 0.1 (i.e., Average 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 0.87 (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.
  
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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.91OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.98OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.91WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.89OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.9OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.97OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.98OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.74WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.68DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.9WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.9OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.81OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.91OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.68OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.62DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.62DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.41FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.41FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.38IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.37CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.37FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.69DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.65OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.64DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.62DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.62DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.45DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.38DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.37VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.31DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr

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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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OCSGXOASGX
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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 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
OASGX  0.86  0.09 (0.01) 0.75  1.00 
 1.91 
 5.94 
OASVX  0.80  0.01  0.06  0.13  0.64 
 1.85 
 6.37 
IMAAX  0.34 (0.04)(0.28)(0.02) 0.41 
 0.62 
 2.28 
OCFIX  0.22 (0.03) 0.00  0.65  0.00 
 0.45 
 1.26 
WASAX  0.45  0.01 (0.18)(0.11) 0.60 
 0.82 
 3.08 
WSGAX  0.98 (0.07)(0.01) 0.07  1.08 
 2.15 
 7.25 
OCIEX  0.61 (0.03) 0.00  1.18  0.00 
 1.23 
 3.78 
OCLVX  0.51 (0.02)(0.07) 0.10  0.40 
 1.05 
 3.34 
OCLGX  0.75 (0.01)(0.01) 0.11  1.15 
 1.59 
 5.02 
OCSGX  0.86 (0.02) 0.02  0.10  0.93 
 1.91 
 6.05