Dreyfus Global Correlations

DRLIX Fund  USD 8.09  0.22  2.65%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Global Real and Siit High Yield is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Global Real 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 Global Real 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 Global Real. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.89DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.83DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.83DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.8DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.87DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.71DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.71DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.69DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.7DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.7DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.84DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.52SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.5SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.48SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.51DBMYX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.46DRYQX Dreyfus Research GrowthPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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