Optimum Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Pioneer Money Market is -0.04 (i.e., 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI is -0.15 (i.e., Good 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

  0.98OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.66IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.99WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.97OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.99OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.95OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.99WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.87DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.82DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.83DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.67OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.97OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.99OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.99OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.98OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.94WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.94DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.95DPREX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.97FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.99IWGAX Ivy Wilshire GlobalPairCorr
  0.97IEYAX Ivy Energy FundPairCorr
  0.99WLGAX Ivy Large CapPairCorr
  0.96DCCIX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.99DCCCX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  0.95IGNAX Ivy Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.99DDDRX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.97DDFFX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.97DDFZX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.96DDVIX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.98DDVAX Delaware ValuePairCorr

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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.