Optimum Small-mid Correlations

OISVX Fund  USD 16.93  0.27  1.62%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Ultra Short Term Fixed is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Optimum Small-mid 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-mid Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor 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.
  
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Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.92OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  1.0OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.66WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.87WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.86OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.93OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.96OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  1.0OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.82WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.74DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.95WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.91OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.94OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.97OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.7OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.67DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.66DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.38FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.37FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.36FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.35CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.31IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.7DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.68OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.67DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.67DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.67DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.44DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.35DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.34VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr

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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 Small-mid 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-mid'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.