Dreyfus Midcap is trading at 26.64 as of the 21st of March 2025; that is 0.75 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The fund's open price was 26.84. Dreyfus Midcap has about a 23 % chance of experiencing some form of financial distress in the next two years of operation but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 21st of December 2024 and ending today, the 21st of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
To pursue its goal, the fund generally is fully invested in stocks included in the SP MidCap 400 Index and in futures whose performance is tied to the index. It generally invests in all of the stocks in the SP MidCap 400 Index in proportion to their weighting in the index. More on Dreyfus Midcap Index
Dreyfus Midcap Index [DMIDX] is traded in USA and was established 21st of March 2025. Dreyfus Midcap is listed under Dreyfus category by Fama And French industry classification. The fund is listed under Mid-Cap Blend category and is part of Dreyfus family. This fund currently has accumulated 3.69 B in assets under management (AUM) with minimum initial investment of 1 K. Dreyfus Midcap Index is currently producing year-to-date (YTD) return of 2.57% with the current yeild of 0.01%, while the total return for the last 3 years was 6.22%.
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Sector Allocation
Investors will always prefer to have their portfolios divercified against different sectors. The broad sector allocation increases the possibility of making a profit or at least avoiding a loss. However, this may also reduce the expected return on Dreyfus Mutual Fund. Generally, it depends on diversification level and type but usually, the broader the sector allocation, the less risk can be expected from holding Dreyfus Mutual Fund, and the less return is expected.
Institutional investors that are interested in enforcing a sector tilt in their portfolio can use exchange-traded funds, such as Dreyfus Midcap Index Mutual Fund, as a low-cost alternative to building a custom portfolio. So, using sector ETFs to diversify your portfolio can be a profitable strategy. However, no matter what sectors are desirable at a given time, no single industry should ever make up more than 20 percent of your stock portfolio.
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