Dynamic Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dynamic Total Return and Transamerica Funds is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Dynamic Total 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.

Dynamic Total Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dynamic Total Return and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dynamic Total Return and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dynamic Total Return. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.

Moving together with Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.81DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.81DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.83THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.75DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.78DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.78DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.79DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.78RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.72DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.78DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  1.0AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.71DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dynamic Mutual Fund

  0.48DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.48DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.47DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.46DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.43DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.41DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.41DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dynamic Mutual Fund performing well and Dynamic Total 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 Dynamic Total'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.