Dreyfus Appreciation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Appreciation and Marsico Focus Fund is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Appreciation 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 Appreciation Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Appreciation Fund and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Appreciation Fund 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 Dreyfus Appreciation Fund. 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 price.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.82DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.82DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.82PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.79PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.85THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.66DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.72DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.8DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.81DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.81DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.67DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.76RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  1.0DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.77AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.78AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.78DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.44DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.42DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.34DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.34DIEAX 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.
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 Appreciation 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 Appreciation'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.