Dreyfus/the Boston Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and Towpath Technology is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus/the 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.

Dreyfus/the Boston Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfusthe Boston Pany and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very 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 Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.9DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.96DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.95THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.73DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.94DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.93DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.97DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.97DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.74DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.96RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.68DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.74DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.78AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.81AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.89DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus/the Mutual Fund

  0.79DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.79DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.76DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.76DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.68DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.68DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.68DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.59DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.55DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.39DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.35BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.31BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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