Delaware Tax-free Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Tax Free and Arrow Managed Futures is -0.23 (i.e., Very good 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 0.15 (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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Delaware Tax Free Usa. 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 census.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.86IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.84OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.86WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.75OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.8OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.92CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.98FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.97DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.97DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.96VAZIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.85IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.94VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.84DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.83DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.78OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.87WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.79DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.85DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.82DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.79IEYAX Ivy Energy FundPairCorr
  0.98DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.73DCCAX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.72DCZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.73WMGAX Ivy Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84VIDAX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.88DUSIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.95DUSCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.44DDFLX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.41DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.39DDFFX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.34DDFCX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr

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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 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.