Optimum Large Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Large Cap and Optimum International Fund is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Optimum Large 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 Large Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Optimum Large Cap and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Optimum Large 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 Large 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

  0.87OASGX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.93OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.74OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.92OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.88OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.91OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.78DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.78DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.74DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.67DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.61DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.73OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.92OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.72OISGX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.82OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.69DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.69DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.69DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.68FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.92FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.87FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.75DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.85DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.85DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.78DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.86DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.38DVHIX Delaware National HighPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Optimum Mutual Fund performing well and Optimum Large 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 Large'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.