Dreyfus Strategic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Strategic Value and Calvert Developed Market is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Strategic 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 Strategic Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Strategic Value and DJI is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Strategic Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.69DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.69DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.66DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.78PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.74THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.93DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.79DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.9DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.82DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.82DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.95DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.74RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.81DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.88DQICX Dreyfus Equity Income Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.84DQIAX Dreyfus Equity Income Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.67DREVX Dreyfus FundPairCorr
  0.86DRLAX Dreyfus Global RealPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.41BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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