Dreyfus Natural Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Natural Resources and 1919 Financial Services is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Natural 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 Natural Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Natural Resources and DJI is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Natural Resources and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.75DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.75DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.83THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  1.0DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.81DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.81DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.82DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.82DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.81RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.66DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.65DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.82DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.53DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.52DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.43DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.41DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.4DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.39DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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