Delaware Small Correlations

DEVLX Fund  USD 63.07  1.08  1.68%   
The correlation of Delaware 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.

Delaware Small Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Delaware Small 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.77OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.75IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.85WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.95WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.85OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.9OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.78OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.66FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.62FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.64FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.65DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.66DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.65DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.7DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.64DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.71DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.67DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.67DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.69VAZIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.92IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.85OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.87OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.38DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.33DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr

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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 Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware 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 Delaware 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.