Dreyfus/the Boston Correlations

SSYGX Fund  USD 38.40  0.17  0.44%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and Baillie Gifford Health is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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 0.66 (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

  0.96SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.87STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.68DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.99SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.84DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.84DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.68DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.96DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.71DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.92DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.92DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.98DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.81DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.79DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.82DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.83AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.86AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.94DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.57DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.57DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.55DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.55DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.47DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.46DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.33SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.53DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.44DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.57NIEYX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr
  0.33DSDYX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr

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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/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.