Dreyfus Active Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Active Midcap and Wabmsx is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Active 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 Active Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Active Midcap and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Active Midcap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.68DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.66SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.94DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.7DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.85DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.7DRLIX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr
  0.85DSCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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