Dreyfus Alcentra Correlations

XDCFX Fund  USD 9.27  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Alcentra Global and Vanguard Total Stock is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Alcentra 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 Alcentra Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Alcentra Global and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Alcentra Global and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.62PGAIX Pimco Global MultiPairCorr
  0.71LIGYX Loomis Sayles InternPairCorr
  0.66AAAMX American Century OnePairCorr
  0.65NADCX Nationwide InvestorPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.76PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr

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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 Alcentra 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 Alcentra'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VTSAX  0.57  0.01 (0.01) 0.12  0.66 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VFIAX  0.55  0.00 (0.02) 0.11  0.66 
 1.17 
 3.84 
VTSMX  0.57  0.01 (0.01) 0.12  0.66 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VITSX  0.57  0.01 (0.01) 0.12  0.66 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VSTSX  0.57  0.01 (0.01) 0.12  0.66 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VSMPX  0.57  0.01 (0.01) 0.12  0.66 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VFINX  0.55  0.00 (0.02) 0.11  0.66 
 1.17 
 3.84 
VFFSX  0.55  0.00 (0.02) 0.11  0.65 
 1.17 
 3.84 
VGTSX  0.62 (0.11) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.15 
 4.09 
VTIAX  0.61 (0.11) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.15 
 4.11