Dreyfusthe Boston Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and Lord Abbett Short is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dreyfusthe 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.

Dreyfusthe Boston Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., 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 Dreyfusthe Mutual Fund

  0.94SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.68DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.68DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.68DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.94SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.87STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.85DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  1.0SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.75DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.75DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.76DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.85DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.79DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.93DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.67DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.88DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.88DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.93DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.81DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.81DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.77DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.71AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.71AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.83DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfusthe Mutual Fund

  0.5DHYYX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfusthe Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfusthe Boston 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 Dreyfusthe Boston'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.