Dreyfus Equity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Equity Income and Vanguard Value Index is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Equity Income and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.88SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.88SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.93STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.99DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.89SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.82DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.82DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.66DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.99DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.92DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.93DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.94DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.94DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.85DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.78DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.76AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.76AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  1.0DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.77DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.77DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.57SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.54DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.54DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.52DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.75GPNIX Dreyfus GnmaPairCorr
  0.57DSDYX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.56NIEYX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr
  0.56SNIEX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr
  0.32DRLIX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr
  0.32DRLYX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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