Delaware Small Correlations

DVLRX Fund  USD 65.18  0.66  1.02%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Delaware Healthcare Fund is -0.12 (i.e., Good 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no 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 real.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.85OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.67OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.9OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.87OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.84DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.86DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.89DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.79DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.97OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.66DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.86DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.85DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.67DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.85DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.67DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.82FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.99FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.87DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.69DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.62DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.98DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.98DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.73DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.9DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.45DMO 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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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
OASGX  1.03  0.12  0.04  1.29  1.06 
 2.27 
 7.11 
OASVX  0.87  0.28  0.24 (13.56) 0.43 
 2.60 
 11.18 
OCFIX  0.15  0.01 (0.31) 0.18  0.00 
 0.34 
 0.68 
OCIEX  0.61  0.12  0.06 (3.80) 0.63 
 1.30 
 3.48 
OCLVX  0.61  0.22  0.31  0.35  0.00 
 1.11 
 10.42 
OCLGX  2.82  0.74  0.20  0.32  3.00 
 1.53 
 103.56 
OCSGX  1.03  0.20  0.13  0.96  0.85 
 2.35 
 10.00 
OCSVX  0.90  0.29  0.29  0.80  0.34 
 2.56 
 13.04 
DMO  0.49 (0.04) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.03 
 3.93 
DLHIX  0.87  0.18  0.20  0.35  0.50 
 2.07 
 7.47