Real Estate Correlations

DPRDX Fund  USD 14.66  0.19  1.31%   
The current 90-days correlation between Real Estate and Touchstone Ohio Tax is 0.06 (i.e., Significant 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 poor diversification

The correlation between The Real Estate and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor 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.
  
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Moving together with Real Mutual Fund

  0.8OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.68OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.96OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.85OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.63OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.79OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.73DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.73DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.82DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.84DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.85DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.96OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.85OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.77DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.77OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.92OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  1.0DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  1.0DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.73DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.78DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.68FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.75FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.88FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.83DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.72DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.62DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.89DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.89DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.81DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.85DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Real Mutual Fund

  0.62DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr

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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.