Dynamic Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Total Return and Morningstar Global Income is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Dynamic Total 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.

Dynamic Total Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dynamic Total Return and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dynamic Total Return. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.87SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.87SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.75STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.87SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.68DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.69DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.82DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.64DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.81DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.82DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.88DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.74DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.7DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.74DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  1.0AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.85DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.55DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.55DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.45DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.45DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.44DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.38DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.45DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.39DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dynamic Mutual Fund performing well and Dynamic Total 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 Dynamic Total'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.