Optimum Small-mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Duff And Phelps is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Optimum Small-mid 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-mid Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very 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 rate.

Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.91OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.65OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.85OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.87WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.91WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.75OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.92OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.83OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  1.0OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.63OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.8WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.79DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.82CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.83WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.64FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.83FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.84FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.82DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.82DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.8DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.8DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.83DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.78IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.81DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.82DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.82DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.84DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.81IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.85OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.83OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.88OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.93OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.83VCTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.84DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.83DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.84DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr

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 Optimum Mutual Fund performing well and Optimum Small-mid 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-mid'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  0.41  0.08  0.06  0.56  0.25 
 1.03 
 2.58 
SPWYX  0.91  0.04  0.06  0.09  0.95 
 2.29 
 6.34 
SPPP  1.59  0.14  0.03 (2.44) 2.75 
 2.96 
 14.90 
PRCNX  0.60  0.03  0.01  0.09  0.76 
 1.07 
 4.31 
BUFSX  0.92 (0.05)(0.02) 0.02  1.07 
 2.07 
 6.31 
NML  0.66 (0.07) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.17 
 5.32 
HULEX  0.50 (0.02)(0.06) 0.03  0.60 
 1.40 
 4.09 
NMIAX  0.52  0.03  0.03  0.09  0.55 
 1.32 
 4.36 
OMAH  0.41 (0.02)(0.07) 0.04  0.50 
 1.08 
 2.96 
MNHIX  0.50 (0.03)(0.04) 0.03  0.67 
 1.26 
 3.74