Delaware Small Correlations

DVLRX Fund  USD 61.33  0.92  1.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Janus Overseas Fund is 0.25 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor 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 various price indices.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.91OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.86OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.96OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.84DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.79DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.73DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.87OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.82OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.91OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.86DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.86DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.72FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.91FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  1.0FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.98DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.98DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.88DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.85DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.98DCZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DDDRX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.86DDFLX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.86DDFFX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.87DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.31DEERX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr

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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  0.75  0.20  0.20  0.35  0.38 
 1.80 
 10.88 
JDPRX  0.75  0.19  0.19  0.34  0.38 
 1.65 
 10.83 
JDPNX  0.76  0.20  0.21  0.36  0.36 
 1.68 
 10.84 
JCNRX  0.94 (0.11) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.77 
 4.61 
JMVCX  0.75  0.20  0.20  0.35  0.38 
 1.69 
 11.00 
CIPIX  1.01  0.29  0.32  0.66  0.38 
 1.69 
 22.56 
ESPRX  0.76  0.05  0.06  0.11  0.69 
 2.54 
 4.92 
JDIAX  0.47  0.09  0.12  0.22  0.27 
 1.09 
 2.61 
JCNIX  1.13  0.07  0.07  0.13  1.08 
 1.80 
 14.44 
JDIRX  0.47  0.09  0.12  0.22  0.27 
 1.10 
 2.59