Optimum International Correlations

OCIEX Fund  USD 13.22  0.10  0.75%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum International and Gmo Resources is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Optimum International 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 International Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Optimum International Fund and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Optimum International Fund 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 International Fund. 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 income.

Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.67OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.61DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  1.0OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.61DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.47VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.41DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

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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 International 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 International'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.