Dreyfus International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus International and Transamerica Large Cap is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus International 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 International Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus International Equity and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus International Equity 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 International Equity. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.89DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.95DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.92DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.93DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.61DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.79SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.77SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.75SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.73DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.66STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.45DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.42DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.41DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.73DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.73DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.73DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.72DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.71DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.47DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.39DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.76DRYQX Dreyfus Research GrowthPairCorr
  0.74DRGYX Dreyfus Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.74DRGVX Dreyfus Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.67DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus International 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 International'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.