Ivy Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Ivy Small Cap and The Hartford Healthcare is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Ivy 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.

Ivy Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Ivy Small Cap and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ivy Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Ivy Mutual Fund

  0.98OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.65OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.9WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.8OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.8OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.61OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.84OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.82WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.74DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.64CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.63FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.82FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.65FTOTX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.66DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.66DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.63DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.82DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.63DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.61DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.81IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.64DMOCX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.75DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.64DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.65DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.64IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.86OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.8OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.92OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.62DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.63DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.84DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.84OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.62OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.71FGIPX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.71FGINX First Investors GrowthPairCorr
  0.79WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ivy Mutual Fund performing well and Ivy 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 Ivy 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.