Optimum Small Correlations

OISGX Fund  USD 15.35  0.18  1.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Duff And Phelps is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Optimum Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Optimum Small Mid Cap 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 Small Mid Cap. 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 Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.84OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.71OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.68OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.63OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.9OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.69OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.75DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.74DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.69DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.65DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.75OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.76OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.73DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.82DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.82DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.94FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.79FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.68DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.75DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.82DCZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.7DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr

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

BUFSXSPWYX
PRCNXSPPP
NMIAXPRCNX
MNHIXNMIAX
NMIAXSPPP
MNHIXOMAH
  

High negative correlations

NMIAXDPG
PRCNXDPG
MNHIXDPG
HULEXDPG
SPPPDPG
OMAHDPG

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Optimum Mutual Fund performing well and Optimum Small 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 Small'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DPG  0.55  0.00 (0.05) 0.07  0.77 
 0.85 
 3.26 
SPWYX  1.03 (0.06)(0.02) 0.01  1.43 
 1.97 
 6.81 
SPPP  2.35  0.00  0.08  0.00  3.55 
 5.88 
 24.65 
PRCNX  0.71  0.19  0.21  0.45  0.44 
 1.09 
 11.41 
BUFSX  0.95 (0.06)(0.03) 0.01  1.22 
 1.95 
 5.62 
NML  0.81 (0.04)(0.05) 0.00  1.17 
 1.61 
 4.55 
HULEX  0.54 (0.04)(0.06) 0.00  0.75 
 0.96 
 2.84 
NMIAX  0.75  0.14  0.16  0.17  0.64 
 1.54 
 12.40 
OMAH  0.41  0.00 (0.08) 0.04  0.60 
 1.09 
 2.40 
MNHIX  0.52  0.02  0.01  0.08  0.66 
 1.16 
 3.05