Optimum Fixed Correlations

OAFIX Fund  USD 8.37  0.03  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Fixed Income and Delaware Healthcare Fund is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Optimum Fixed 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.

Optimum Fixed Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Optimum Fixed Income and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Optimum Fixed Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Optimum Fixed 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.71OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.74OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.94OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.79OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.74OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.71OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.73OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.69DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.68DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.74DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.79DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.77DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.79OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.75OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.85DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.69OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.77OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.79DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.79DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.86DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.79DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.88DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.65FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.7FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.75DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.79DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.79DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.68DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.77DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.71DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.79DCZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.55DMO 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 Optimum Mutual Fund performing well and Optimum Fixed 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 Optimum Fixed'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  1.07  0.02  0.04  0.09  1.08 
 2.27 
 7.11 
OASVX  0.88  0.20  0.26  0.25  0.39 
 2.60 
 11.18 
OCFIX  0.15  0.00 (0.38) 0.04  0.12 
 0.34 
 0.68 
OCIEX  0.63  0.06  0.04  0.16  0.65 
 1.58 
 3.48 
OCLVX  0.62  0.18  0.26  0.29  0.13 
 1.25 
 10.42 
OCLGX  2.64  0.64  0.17  0.39  2.99 
 2.43 
 103.56 
OCSGX  1.11  0.05  0.07  0.12  1.04 
 2.35 
 10.00 
OCSVX  0.91  0.22  0.28  0.27  0.35 
 2.56 
 13.04 
DMO  0.49 (0.07) 0.00 (0.34) 0.00 
 1.09 
 3.82 
DLHIX  0.91  0.24  0.26  0.41  0.46 
 2.19 
 7.47