Dreyfus Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Short Interm and The Short Term is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI is -0.26 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.96DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.88DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.88DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.93DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.87DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.93DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.93DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.95DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.94DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.74BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.69BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.91PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr

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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 Short 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 Short'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.