Dreyfus Equity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Equity Income and Vanguard Value Index is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Equity Income and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.83DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.83DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.96THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.8DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.99DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.92DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.94DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.94DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.8DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.93RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.67DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.71AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.74AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.78DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.77DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.63DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.61DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.54DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.53DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.51DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.43DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.45BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.35BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.76DRGMX Dreyfus GnmaPairCorr
  0.33PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.32DRLAX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Equity 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 Equity'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
VVIAX  0.51  0.00 (0.05) 0.11  0.38 
 1.05 
 3.45 
DOXGX  0.52 (0.01)(0.05) 0.10  0.44 
 0.94 
 4.22 
AFMFX  0.46 (0.02)(0.11) 0.09  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.68 
FFMMX  0.46 (0.02)(0.11) 0.09  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.66 
FFFMX  0.45 (0.02)(0.11) 0.09  0.42 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMRMX  0.46 (0.02)(0.12) 0.08  0.43 
 0.91 
 2.66 
AMFFX  0.46 (0.02)(0.12) 0.08  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMFCX  0.46 (0.02)(0.12) 0.08  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.68 
DODGX  0.52 (0.01)(0.05) 0.10  0.44 
 0.94 
 4.22 
VIVAX  0.51  0.00 (0.05) 0.11  0.39 
 1.05 
 3.45