Dreyfus Floating Correlations

DFLYX Fund  USD 11.19  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Floating Rate and Dreyfus High Yield is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Floating Rate and DJI is -0.21 (i.e., Very good 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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dreyfus Floating Rate. 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

  0.89SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.89SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.87STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.93DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.91SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.66DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.66DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.66DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.93DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.9DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.89DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.91DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.91DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.7DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.71AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.71AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.9DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.88DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.88DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.88DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.88DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.81DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.81DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.79DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.62SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.82NIEYX Dreyfus/newton InternationalPairCorr
  0.62DSDYX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr

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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   
DIBYXDIBRX
DIERXDIEYX
DISYXDISRX
DISRXDINIX
DISYXDINIX
DIMIXDHYYX
  
High negative correlations   
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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
DHYYX  0.21  0.04 (0.18)(0.16) 0.31 
 0.46 
 2.18 
SSETX  0.88  0.17  0.05  1.14  1.06 
 2.20 
 7.09 
DIBRX  0.34 (0.03) 0.00  0.41  0.00 
 0.62 
 2.15 
DIBYX  0.33 (0.03) 0.00  0.42  0.00 
 0.70 
 2.22 
DIEYX  0.66 (0.14) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.06 
 3.76 
DIERX  0.66 (0.14) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.03 
 3.76 
DIMIX  0.05  0.00 (0.76) 0.07  0.00 
 0.16 
 0.47 
DINIX  0.69 (0.13) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 1.11 
 4.08 
DISRX  0.75 (0.18) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 1.29 
 4.80 
DISYX  0.76 (0.18) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 1.27 
 4.78