Dreyfus International Correlations

DIBRX Fund  USD 12.83  0.10  0.79%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus International and Ab Global Bond is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus International 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 International Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus International Bond and DJI is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus International Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dreyfus International Bond. 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 Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  1.0DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.92DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.92DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.86DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.84DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.84DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.86SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.81DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.81DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.78SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.76SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.76SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.74STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.54DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.52DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.37DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.77DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.76DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.76DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.75DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.75DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.52DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.48AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.48AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.43DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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