Delaware Wealth Correlations

DDICX Fund  USD 15.38  0.03  0.20%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Wealth Builder and Optimum Small Mid Cap is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Wealth 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 Wealth Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Delaware Wealth Builder and DJI is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Wealth Builder 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 Wealth Builder. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.63IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.98OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.98WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.98WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.86DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.97IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.99OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  1.0OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.77DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.8DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.79DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.99OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.98OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.98FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.95DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.36VAZIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr

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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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OCSGXWASAX
WSGAXOASGX
OCLGXWASAX
OCSGXWSGAX
  
High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Wealth 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 Wealth'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
OASGX  0.79  0.12  0.08  0.31  0.58 
 1.76 
 6.95 
OASVX  0.80  0.05  0.02  0.23  0.76 
 1.97 
 6.81 
IMAAX  0.03  0.00  0.00  0.43  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.45 
OCFIX  0.24  0.01 (0.45) 0.38  0.22 
 0.35 
 1.27 
WASAX  0.29  0.09 (0.07) 0.46  0.00 
 0.97 
 2.37 
WSGAX  0.77  0.09  0.04  0.30  0.63 
 1.66 
 4.89 
OCIEX  0.49  0.20  0.08  2.96  0.00 
 1.25 
 3.22 
OCLVX  0.56  0.04  0.00  0.22  0.49 
 1.46 
 3.86 
OCLGX  0.69  0.35  0.22 (2.66) 0.00 
 1.51 
 5.62 
OCSGX  0.77  0.11  0.07  0.30  0.57 
 1.83 
 6.89