Dynamic Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Total Return and Rationalpier 88 Convertible is 0.58 (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 0.48 (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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.86SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.86SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.75STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.87SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.69DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.69DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.81DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.64DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.81DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.81DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.87DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.73DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.69DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.73DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  1.0AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.84DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.55DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.55DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.44DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.44DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.44DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.37DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.45DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.39DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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PCNTXNCIDX
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NCIDXPBXIX
PCNTXPBXIX
VAADXPBXIX
  
High negative correlations   
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ARBOXNCIDX
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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.