Optimum International Correlations

OCIEX Fund  USD 13.37  0.15  1.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum International and Blackrock Health Sciences is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Optimum International 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.

Optimum International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Optimum International Fund and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Optimum International Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Optimum International Fund. 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 income.

Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.88IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.83OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.75WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.82DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.71CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.86DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.83DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.8DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.83DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.8DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.83DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.67IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.73IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.84OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  1.0OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.64VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.67DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.47OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.46OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.41OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.4WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.31OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.39OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Optimum Mutual Fund performing well and Optimum International 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 Optimum International'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.