Optimum Small Correlations

OASGX Fund  USD 10.40  0.03  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Ab Global Bond is -0.23 (i.e., Very good 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no 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

  0.97OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.86OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.9OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.92OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.9WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.76FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.78DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.65IPOAX Ivy Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.79IRSAX Ivy Advantus RealPairCorr
  0.86OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.87WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.9IBNAX Ivy BalancedPairCorr
  0.89WLGAX Ivy Large CapPairCorr
  0.84IGNAX Ivy Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  1.0VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  1.0VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.91JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.91JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.99JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.99JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.99JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.7PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.8XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.72CIF Mfs Intermediate HighPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.67DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.65DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.69DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.35INBQX Aim Investment FundsPairCorr

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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.
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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.