Delaware Diversified Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Diversified and Blackrock Global Longshort is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Delaware Diversified Income and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good 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.
  
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Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.7OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.78OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.76WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.69WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.65OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.68OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.91OCLGX Optimum Large Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.74OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.73DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.94CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.86WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.94FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.95FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.84DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.65DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.84DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.83DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.93DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.94DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.95DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.95DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.95DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.94DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.77IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.67OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.91OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.76OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.94VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  1.0DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.98DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.85OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr

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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.