Ivy Asset Correlations

WASAX Fund  USD 22.90  0.07  0.31%   
The current 90-days correlation between Ivy Asset Strategy and Optimum Small Mid Cap is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Ivy Asset 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.

Ivy Asset Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Ivy Asset Strategy and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ivy Asset Strategy and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ivy Mutual Fund

  0.71OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.79OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.7DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.71OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.64WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.73FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.73FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.74FIUSX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.95DDDRX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.94DDIIX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.76DDVIX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.76DDVCX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.76DDVAX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.61DVLRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.61DVZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.67DEMZX Delaware Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.61DEVIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.61DEVLX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.77RIRAX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.8RIREX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr

Moving against Ivy Mutual Fund

  0.31DEECX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr
  0.31DEEAX Delaware ExtendedPairCorr

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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 Ivy Mutual Fund performing well and Ivy Asset 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 Ivy Asset'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.