Dreyfus Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Short Interm and Global Diversified Income is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.74DHYYX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.84DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.84DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.9DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.9DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.99DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.93DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.87SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.89DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.76DMBIX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.76DMBYX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.76DMBVX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.76DMUYX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.7DNJYX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.7DNMIX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.68DNYIX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.68DNYYX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.86DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.48DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.48DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.44SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.44SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.4SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.39STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.32DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.32DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.57DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.39DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.39AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.35DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.35DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.34DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.34DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.66DRYQX Dreyfus Research GrowthPairCorr
  0.54DRTCX The Dreyfus SustainablePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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