Real Estate Correlations

DPRDX Fund  USD 12.19  0.09  0.74%   
The current 90-days correlation between Real Estate and Optimum Small Mid Cap is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Real Estate 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.

Real Estate Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between The Real Estate and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Real Estate 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 The Real Estate. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Real Mutual Fund

  0.88OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.78OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.92WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.76WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.91OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.81OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.89OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.75WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.61CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.9WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.76DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.76DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.76DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.77DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.66DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.91IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.76OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.71OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.89OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.64DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.71DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.71DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

Moving against Real Mutual Fund

  0.4DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.31DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Real Mutual Fund performing well and Real Estate 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 Real Estate'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.