Delaware Diversified Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Diversified and Calvert Emerging Markets is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Delaware Diversified 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 Diversified Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Diversified Income and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Diversified Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

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  0.67FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.66FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.74DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.65DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.7VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.96DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.74WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.69DPREX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.7DPRCX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.65IBNAX Ivy BalancedPairCorr
  0.64IVSAX Ivy Global BondPairCorr
  0.68IEYAX Ivy Energy FundPairCorr
  0.63DTICX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.62DCCAX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.66DUGCX Delaware Core PlusPairCorr
  0.61DUICX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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