Delaware Small Correlations

DVLRX Fund  USD 58.05  0.58  0.99%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Perkins Mid Cap is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Delaware Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Small Cap 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 Small Cap. 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

  0.7OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.61DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.72OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.94OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.67OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.76DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.98DDVIX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.69DEMRX Delaware Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69DEMIX Delaware Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.65DEMZX Delaware Emerging Markets Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.78VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.83DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.92UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.91UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.91UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.89VSMCX Invesco Small CapPairCorr
  0.66ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.72TBLWX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.69GRSPX Greenspring Fund RetailPairCorr
  0.87PRDMX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.85MVCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.85DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.73UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr

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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JMVCXJDPNX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Small 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 Small'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
JMVAX  0.77  0.16  0.15  0.27  0.59 
 1.52 
 10.61 
JDPRX  0.78  0.15  0.15  0.26  0.56 
 1.52 
 10.49 
JDPNX  0.78  0.16  0.15  0.27  0.56 
 1.54 
 10.63 
JCNRX  0.97 (0.04) 0.00  0.45  0.00 
 1.80 
 5.64 
JMVCX  0.78  0.16  0.15  0.27  0.54 
 1.47 
 10.78 
CIPIX  1.03  0.27  0.28  0.70  0.48 
 1.32 
 21.42 
ESPRX  0.74  0.02 (0.04) 1.89  0.92 
 1.68 
 4.37 
JDIAX  0.47  0.01 (0.03) 0.06  0.57 
 0.97 
 2.56 
JCNIX  1.13  0.08  0.08  0.12  1.09 
 1.87 
 14.00 
JDIRX  0.48  0.02  0.00  0.09  0.56 
 1.06 
 2.57