Dreyfus Global Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Global Emerging and Guidemark E Fixed is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Global Emerging and DJI is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Global Emerging and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with DREYFUS Mutual Fund

  0.61DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.61DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.61PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.66THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.63DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.62DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.73AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.69AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between DREYFUS Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Global 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 Global'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.