Dreyfus Floating Correlations

DFLAX Fund  USD 10.82  0.05  0.46%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Floating Rate and Dreyfus Strategic Municipal is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Floating 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 Floating Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Floating Rate and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Floating Rate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.61DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.64DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.84DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.86DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.8DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.79DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.79DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.72DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.73DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.89DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.67PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.64PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.74THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.88DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.71DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.64DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.91DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.77DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.69DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.64DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.79DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.76DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.73DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.86DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.68DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.74RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.86DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.82BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.82BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.84BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.68DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.69DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.7DRCAX Dreyfus California AmtPairCorr

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

DQIAXDQICX
DQIRXDQIYX
DQIYXDQICX
DQIRXDQICX
DQIYXDQIAX
DQIRXDQIAX
  

High negative correlations

XDSMXDQIRX
XDSMXDQIYX
XDSMXDQIAX
XDSMXDQICX
XDSMXDQEIX
XDSMXXDCFX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Floating 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 Floating'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
XDCFX  0.03  0.00  0.00  1.54  0.00 
 0.11 
 0.32 
DYYPX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
DQEIX  0.62  0.31  0.51  1.02  0.00 
 1.21 
 12.45 
DHLXX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
DQICX  0.54  0.08  0.05  0.48  0.70 
 1.16 
 5.05 
DQIAX  0.55  0.08  0.05  0.49  0.70 
 1.16 
 5.04 
DQIYX  0.55  0.05  0.05  0.11  0.71 
 1.15 
 4.99 
DQIRX  0.54  0.05  0.05  0.11  0.71 
 1.16 
 5.00 
XDSMX  0.14 (0.03) 0.00  2.95  0.00 
 0.31 
 1.23