Dreyfus/the Boston Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and Dreyfusthe Boston Pany is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus/the Boston 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/the Boston Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.97DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.97DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.97THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.81DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.95DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.99DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.98DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.98DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.81DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.72DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.8DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.78AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.8AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.73DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.72DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.67DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.58DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.58DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.55DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.52DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.49DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.34DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.4BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.32BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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