Dreyfus/the Boston Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and Touchstone Ultra Short is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus/the Boston 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/the Boston Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.74DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.74DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.73PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.74PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.94THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.77DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.91DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.87DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.98DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.98DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.77DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.79AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.79AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.47DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.47DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.41DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.4DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.39DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.5BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.49BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.47BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.43DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus/the Boston 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/the Boston'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.