Delaware Tax-free Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Tax Free and Rbc Ultra Short Fixed is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Delaware Tax-free 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 Tax-free Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Delaware Tax Free Usa 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 Tax Free Usa and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

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  0.66DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Tax-free 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 Tax-free'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.