Delaware Limited-term Correlations

DLTRX Fund  USD 7.90  0.01  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Limited Term and Optimum Small Mid Cap is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Limited-term 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 Limited-term Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Delaware Limited Term Diversif and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Limited Term Diversif 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 Limited Term Diversified. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.95OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.81OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.63DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.66DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.64DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.65DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.65DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.69DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.96OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.81OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.95DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.96DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.96DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.79OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.79OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.76WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.76OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.7OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.69OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.58WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.51WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.79OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.78OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.69OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.54FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.53FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.33IBNAX Ivy BalancedPairCorr

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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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WSGAXOASGX
OCSGXWSGAX
OASVXOASGX
OCSGXOASVX
WSGAXOASVX
  
High negative correlations   
OCSGXOCFIX
OCFIXOASGX
WSGAXOCFIX
OCLGXOCFIX
OCFIXOASVX
OCSGXOCIEX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Limited-term 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 Limited-term'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
OASGX  1.09 (0.14) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.96 
 5.44 
OASVX  0.77 (0.05) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.30 
 3.77 
IMAAX  0.39  0.02  0.09 (0.01) 0.47 
 0.98 
 2.44 
OCFIX  0.24  0.03  0.27  0.99  0.17 
 0.58 
 1.42 
WASAX  0.54  0.03  0.08  0.00  0.70 
 1.11 
 2.98 
WSGAX  1.20 (0.09) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 2.02 
 5.71 
OCIEX  0.65  0.10  0.13  0.11  0.82 
 1.74 
 5.28 
OCLVX  0.61  0.05  0.08  0.01  0.70 
 1.22 
 3.41 
OCLGX  1.11 (0.15) 0.00  1.14  0.00 
 2.28 
 6.41 
OCSGX  1.08 (0.14) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.88 
 5.40