Delaware Core Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Core Plus and Advent Claymore Convertible is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Delaware Core 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 Core Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Core Plus and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Core Plus and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.88WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.83WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.86WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.91DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.92DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.78IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.63VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.64DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.9FGIPX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.9FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.93WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.85DPREX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.84DPRCX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.81IBNAX Ivy BalancedPairCorr
  0.87IVIAX Ivy InternationalPairCorr
  0.88IVINX Ivy Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.89FIUSX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.89FIVUX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.92IVOAX Ivy Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87IEYAX Ivy Energy FundPairCorr
  0.94DTICX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86WLGAX Ivy Large CapPairCorr
  0.95DTRIX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9DCCCX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DCCAX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.89WMGAX Ivy Mid CapPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.35DVHCX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.31DVFTX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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