Optimum Small-mid Correlations

OISVX Fund  USD 16.81  0.02  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Deutsche Real Estate is 0.08 (i.e., Significant 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 0.88 (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 real.

Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.97OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  1.0OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.68WASAX Ivy Asset StrategyPairCorr
  0.9WSGAX Ivy Small CapPairCorr
  0.95OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.93OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.97OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  1.0OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.8WSTAX Ivy Science AndPairCorr
  0.73DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr
  0.95WCEAX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.93OILGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.95OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.69OCFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.68DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.68DLHCX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.68DLHAX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.68DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.34IMAAX Ivy Apollo MultiPairCorr
  0.31CXHYX Delaware National HighPairCorr
  0.31FTNYX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.31FTORX First Investors TaxPairCorr
  0.68DPCFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.68DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.67DPDFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.66OIFIX Optimum Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.66DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.4DMTFX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.33DPRCX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.32DMUSX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.31DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
PNDIXFORFX
PHRAXSEIRX
MXREXRRRRX
MXREXSEIRX
PHRAXMXREX
PHRAXRRRRX
  
High negative correlations   
PNDIXRRRRX
FORFXRRRRX

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.