Dreyfus High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus High Yield and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus High 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 High Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus High Yield and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus High Yield 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 High Yield. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.75DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.75DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.78DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.77DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.77DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.77DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.65DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.76DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.76PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.74PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.75THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.66DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.75DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.76DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.61DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.78DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.77DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.75DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.71DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.78DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.78BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.83BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.82BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.66AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.75AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.79PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.87DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 High 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 High'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DHGCX  0.12  0.01 (0.13) 0.62  0.00 
 0.26 
 0.77 
DHGAX  0.13  0.01 (0.11) 0.74  0.00 
 0.25 
 0.74 
DHMBX  0.17  0.08  0.33  4.48  0.00 
 0.58 
 1.17 
DHYCX  0.16  0.08  0.32  2.23  0.00 
 0.48 
 1.17 
DHYAX  0.16  0.08  0.32  2.38  0.00 
 0.58 
 1.17 
DZNJX  0.12  0.06  0.18  18.08  0.00 
 0.35 
 0.87 
DIBCX  0.30 (0.03) 0.00 (0.30) 0.00 
 0.57 
 1.83 
DIBAX  0.29 (0.02) 0.00 (0.86) 0.00 
 0.55 
 1.87 
DIECX  0.54 (0.05) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 0.97 
 3.47 
DIEAX  0.53  0.00 (0.06) 0.09  0.66 
 0.98 
 3.45