Dreyfus Yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Yield Enhancement and Dreyfus High Yield is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Yield 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.

Dreyfus Yield Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Yield Enhancement and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Yield Enhancement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.86DHYYX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.87DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.82SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.83DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.93DMBIX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.92DMBYX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.92DMBVX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.88DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.94DNJYX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.94DNMIX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.92DNYIX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.92DNYYX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr

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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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DIERXDIEYX
DISYXDISRX
DINIXDIEYX
DINIXDIERX
DIMIXDHYYX
  
High negative correlations   
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DIEYXSSETX
DISYXSSETX
DISRXSSETX
DINIXSSETX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Yield 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 Dreyfus Yield'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DHYYX  0.25 (0.04) 0.00  0.60  0.00 
 0.45 
 2.18 
SSETX  0.94  0.06  0.05  0.07  1.25 
 1.92 
 8.86 
DIBRX  0.35 (0.14) 0.00 (1.34) 0.00 
 0.60 
 4.00 
DIBYX  0.35 (0.14) 0.00 (1.28) 0.00 
 0.57 
 3.98 
DIEYX  0.64 (0.16) 0.00 (0.48) 0.00 
 1.06 
 3.88 
DIERX  0.64 (0.16) 0.00 (0.48) 0.00 
 1.03 
 3.91 
DIMIX  0.06 (0.02) 0.00  1.23  0.00 
 0.08 
 0.55 
DINIX  0.64 (0.15) 0.00 (0.44) 0.00 
 1.10 
 4.31 
DISRX  0.72 (0.21) 0.00 (0.57) 0.00 
 1.22 
 6.60 
DISYX  0.72 (0.21) 0.00 (0.56) 0.00 
 1.23 
 6.69