Dreyfus Active Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Active Midcap and Franklin Lifesmart Retirement is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Active 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 Active Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Active Midcap and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Active Midcap 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 Active Midcap. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.95DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.95DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.98THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.81DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.94DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.99DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  1.0DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.82DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.94RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.75DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.8DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.78AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.82AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.94DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.94DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.76DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.75DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.72DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.71DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.63DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.62DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.59DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.52DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.47DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.39BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.31BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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