Delaware Limited-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Limited Term and Enhanced Fixed Income is 0.37 (i.e., Weak 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Delaware Limited Term Diversif and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average 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.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.77OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.87DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.69DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.76OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.77DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.75DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.76DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.74OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.74OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.71WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.69OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.69OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.65OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.62WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.55WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.74OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.69OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.64OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.61WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.56FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.56FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.41IBNAX Ivy BalancedPairCorr

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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.