Delaware Diversified Correlations

DPFFX Fund  USD 7.84  0.02  0.26%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Diversified and Delaware Healthcare Fund is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Delaware Diversified 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 Diversified Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Delaware Diversified Income and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Diversified Income 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 Diversified Income. 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 price.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.66OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.92OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.75OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.63OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.65OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.84DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.85DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.88DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.63OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.76OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.64OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.78OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.84DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.84DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.99DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.84DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.99DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.71FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.74DTFIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.84DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.85DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.68DTNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.84DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.7DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.7DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.87DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.73DCTIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.71DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Diversified 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 Diversified'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.