Dreyfus Institutional Correlations

DSPIX Fund  USD 50.21  0.08  0.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Institutional and Dreyfus Appreciation Fund is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Institutional 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 Institutional Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Institutional Sp and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Institutional Sp 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 Institutional Sp. 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

  0.98THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.77DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.97DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.95DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.97DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.77DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.94RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.87AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.87AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.99DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.96DRTHX The Dreyfus SustainablePairCorr
  0.69DAGVX Dreyfus Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.95DVLCX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.52BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.49DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.49DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.53DBIRX Dreyfus Bond MarketPairCorr
  0.5GPNCX Dreyfus GnmaPairCorr
  0.46NIEAX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr
  0.45DCPIX Bny Mellon InsightPairCorr
  0.41DEQCX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.41DEQAX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.36DSIBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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