Dreyfus/the Boston Correlations

DBMCX Fund  USD 23.20  0.04  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and Franklin Government Money is -0.16 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very 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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dreyfusthe Boston Pany. 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 Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.92DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.97DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.96THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.72DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.94DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.98DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.98DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.98DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.76DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.92RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.71DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.78DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.8AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.83AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.89DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.77DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.76DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.76DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.75DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.7DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.69DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.69DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.5DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.47DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.32DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.39BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.31BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr

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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 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.