Dreyfus Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Short Interm and Angel Oak Financial is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.96DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.96DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.94DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.87DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.85STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.83DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.95DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.95DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.93DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.83DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.86DMBIX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.79DMBYX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.75DMBVX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.85DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.91DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.85DMUYX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.98DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.89DNJYX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.86DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.87DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.88DNMIX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.72DNYIX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.73DNYYX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.9DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.81DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.81DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.89DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.83DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.83DQIRX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.88DRGYX Dreyfus Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.88DRGVX Dreyfus Strategic ValuePairCorr
  0.63DRLIX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr
  0.62DRLYX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.65DBMYX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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