Delaware Strategic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Strategic Income and Rbc Money Market is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Strategic 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 Strategic Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Strategic Income 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 Strategic 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 Strategic 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 population.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.88OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.89OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.78OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.89OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.87OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.9DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.9DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.94DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.84DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.8DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.87OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.89OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.86OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.87OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.85DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.84DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.65DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.78FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.86FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.89FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.92DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.63DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.89DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.89DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.77DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.85DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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