Optimum Small Correlations

OASGX Fund  USD 12.85  0.13  1.02%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Pro Blend Maximum Term is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Optimum 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.

Optimum Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Optimum Small Mid Cap 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 Small Mid 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 census.

Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.92OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.92OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.85OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.99OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.92OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.9DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.9DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.7DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.61DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.85OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.92OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.97OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.72DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.72DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.72DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.89FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.97FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.84FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.73DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.92DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.86DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.87DUGIX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.81DMO 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

BUFSXSPWYX
MNHIXSPWYX
NMLDPG
MNHIXSPPP
HULEXPRCNX
MNHIXBUFSX
  

High negative correlations

OMAHSPPP

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Optimum Mutual Fund performing well and Optimum 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 Optimum 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
DPG  0.61  0.18  0.14  1.82  0.54 
 1.34 
 3.20 
SPWYX  0.99 (0.08)(0.05) 0.00  1.30 
 1.97 
 6.50 
SPPP  3.25  0.27  0.06  0.22  5.28 
 6.99 
 29.95 
PRCNX  0.71  0.31  0.36  0.76  0.00 
 1.29 
 12.21 
BUFSX  0.87  0.00  0.01  0.06  0.92 
 2.15 
 5.16 
NML  0.85  0.26  0.20  1.63  0.75 
 2.14 
 5.31 
HULEX  0.58  0.03  0.03  0.10  0.64 
 1.11 
 3.74 
NMIAX  0.76  0.09  0.10  0.15  0.68 
 1.15 
 13.61 
OMAH  0.42 (0.04) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.66 
 2.47 
MNHIX  0.58 (0.01)(0.04) 0.04  0.67 
 1.23 
 3.16