Dreyfus Fund Correlations

DREVX Fund  USD 19.23  0.23  1.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Fund and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Fund 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 Fund Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Fund Inc and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Fund Inc and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.84DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.84DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.81THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.88DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.87DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.72RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.65DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.64AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.66AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.44DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.43DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.39DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.39DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.39DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.38DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.37DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Fund 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 Fund'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
DHGCX  0.15 (0.03) 0.00 (0.71) 0.00 
 0.31 
 0.96 
DHGAX  0.16 (0.03) 0.00 (0.66) 0.00 
 0.34 
 0.98 
DHMBX  0.25 (0.04) 0.00  0.75  0.00 
 0.45 
 2.20 
DHYCX  0.26 (0.04) 0.00  0.79  0.00 
 0.54 
 2.18 
DHYAX  0.26 (0.04) 0.00  0.70  0.00 
 0.45 
 2.19 
DZNJX  0.19 (0.03) 0.00  0.68  0.00 
 0.34 
 1.61 
DIBCX  0.36 (0.14) 0.00 (1.45) 0.00 
 0.59 
 3.84 
DIBAX  0.36 (0.14) 0.00 (1.23) 0.00 
 0.61 
 4.01 
DIECX  0.64 (0.17) 0.00 (0.50) 0.00 
 1.03 
 3.89 
DIEAX  0.64 (0.16) 0.00 (0.49) 0.00 
 1.03 
 3.88