Dreyfus High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus High Yield and Global Real Estate is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus High 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 High Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus High Yield and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus High Yield and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.81DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.85DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  1.0DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  1.0DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.92DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.63DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.62DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.98DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.66DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.99DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.93DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.99DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.98DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.81DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.65BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.91PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.46DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.31DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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