Delaware Investments Correlations

DULTX Fund  USD 9.96  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Investments and Optimum Small Mid Cap is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Investments 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 Investments Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Delaware Investments Ultrashor and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Investments Ultrashor 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 Investments Ultrashort. 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 estimate.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.75DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.88PTSPX Pimco Short TermPairCorr
  0.88PTSHX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.87PSFAX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.88PTSRX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.9PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.92LUSNX Lord Abbett UltraPairCorr
  0.88VUBFX Vanguard Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.92PSDRX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.95PSDYX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.81OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.81SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.8SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.8MLPNX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.81MLPLX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.8MLPMX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.78LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.81EMO Clearbridge Energy MlpPairCorr
  0.83ELFNX Elfun Trusts ElfunPairCorr
  0.82CVX Chevron Corp Fiscal Year End 7th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.84WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.82T ATT Inc Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.83AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.69AA Alcoa Corp Fiscal Year End 15th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.8JPM JPMorgan Chase Fiscal Year End 10th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.68HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.8BAC Bank of America Fiscal Year End 10th of January 2025 PairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.86DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85PFE Pfizer Inc Fiscal Year End 4th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.83KO Coca Cola Fiscal Year End 11th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.39VZ Verizon Communications Fiscal Year End 28th of January 2025 PairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Investments 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 Investments' 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
OASGX  0.82  0.06  0.09  0.16  0.71 
 1.88 
 5.94 
OASVX  0.85 (0.10)(0.04) 0.04  1.43 
 1.70 
 6.37 
IMAAX  0.33 (0.04) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 0.62 
 2.15 
OCFIX  0.26 (0.07) 0.00 (3.72) 0.00 
 0.34 
 1.26 
WASAX  0.39  0.06 (0.09) 1.29  0.39 
 0.79 
 3.08 
WSGAX  0.93  0.01  0.06  0.12  0.82 
 2.15 
 7.25 
OCIEX  0.57  0.01 (0.09) 0.14  0.61 
 1.23 
 3.78 
OCLVX  0.54 (0.14) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.01 
 3.34 
OCLGX  0.86 (0.07)(0.03) 0.03  2.54 
 1.60 
 5.02 
OCSGX  0.82  0.05  0.08  0.16  0.69 
 1.83 
 6.05