Ivy Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ivy Small Cap and The Lazard Funds is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Ivy Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Ivy Small Cap and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ivy Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ivy Mutual Fund

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  0.62WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.96WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.79DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.81DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.99IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.92FGIPX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.87FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.74WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.69DPREX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.69DPRCX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.78IBNAX Ivy BalancedPairCorr
  0.88IVIAX Ivy InternationalPairCorr
  0.95IVINX Ivy Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.86FIUSX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.92FIVUX First Investors OppoPairCorr
  0.73IEYAX Ivy Energy FundPairCorr
  0.74DTICX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.79DTRIX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.89DCCCX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.88DCCAX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.81DUGCX Delaware Core PlusPairCorr
  0.78WMGAX Ivy Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ivy Mutual Fund performing well and Ivy Small 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 Small'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.