Delaware Diversified Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Diversified and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.61 (i.e., Poor 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 0.6 (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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Delaware Diversified Income. 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 price.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.64OASVX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.96OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.78OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.61OCSVX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.86DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.84DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.94DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.76OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.78OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.78OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.9DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.9DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.99DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.9DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.99DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.74FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.94DTFIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.86DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.94DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.95DTNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.95DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.63DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.62DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.93DCTIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.7DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.6OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

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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.