Delaware Tax-free Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Tax Free and Locorr Longshort Modities is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Tax-free 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 Tax-free Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Delaware Tax Free Usa and DJI is -0.33 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Tax Free Usa 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 Tax Free Usa. 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 census.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.66IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.82OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.88CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.99FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.99FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.9FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.62DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.63DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.97DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.94DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.89DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.86VAZIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.83OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.99VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.83DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.84DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.86DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.48OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.44OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.44OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.44DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.44WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.37OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.37OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.34WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.33WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.48OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.44OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.44FGIPX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.43FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.37OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Tax-free 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 Tax-free'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.