Dreyfus/the Boston Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and Nuveen Small Cap is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good 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

  0.96SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.81STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.62DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.95SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.77DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.77DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.62DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.92DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.68DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.86DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.86DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.94DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.81DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.82DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.81DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.86AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.82AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.91DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.56DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.56DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.52DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.52DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.46DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.41DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.49DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.4DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.56NIEYX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr

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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.