Optimum Fixed Correlations

OCFIX Fund  USD 8.89  0.02  0.23%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Fixed Income and Optimum Small Mid Cap is 0.16 (i.e., Average 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Optimum Fixed Income and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good 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

  0.8OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.82OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.78DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.81OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.84OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.51DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.5DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.43OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.35DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.33OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.31DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.67FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.35DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.34OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.6DDFZX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.59DDFFX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.57DDFLX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.54DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

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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OCSGXOASGX
OCSVXOCLVX
OCLGXOCFIX
OCLVXOASVX
OCLVXOCFIX
  

High negative correlations

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DLHIXOCLGX
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DMOOCIEX
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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  1.01  0.04 (0.02)(2.81) 1.29 
 2.08 
 5.54 
OASVX  0.74 (0.12) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.69 
 6.74 
OCFIX  0.17 (0.03) 0.00  4.04  0.00 
 0.33 
 2.00 
OCIEX  0.60 (0.02)(0.04) 0.05  0.83 
 1.25 
 3.61 
OCLVX  0.57 (0.07) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 0.96 
 6.30 
OCLGX  1.27 (0.31) 0.00 (2.45) 0.00 
 1.74 
 24.57 
OCSGX  1.07 (0.11) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 
 2.05 
 6.28 
OCSVX  0.75 (0.14) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.59 
 7.64 
DMO  0.50 (0.09) 0.00 (0.62) 0.00 
 0.91 
 3.85 
DLHIX  0.82  0.38  0.37 (6.15) 0.10 
 2.07 
 6.65