Dreyfus Research Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Research Growth and Columbia Global Technology is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Research 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 Research Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Research Growth and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Research Growth 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 Research Growth. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.94SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.94SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.94STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.99DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.95SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.78DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.78DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.66DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.99DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.95DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.95DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.96DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.96DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.83DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.79DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.81AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.81AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.97DQIRX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.83DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.82DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.77DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.77DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.66DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.64DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.6SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.68NIEYX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr
  0.6DSDYX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.43DRLIX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr
  0.42DRLYX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr

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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 Research 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 Research'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.