Dreyfus Appreciation Correlations

DGYGX Fund  USD 45.81  0.20  0.44%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Appreciation and Dreyfus High Yield is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Appreciation 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 Appreciation Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Appreciation Fund and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Appreciation Fund 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 Appreciation Fund. 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 price.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.76SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.78SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.76STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.8DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.78SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.67DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.67DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.8DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.8DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.82DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.82DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.82DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.88DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  1.0DPTRX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.82DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.78AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.78AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.78DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.44DIBRX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.44DIBYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.35DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.35DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr

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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   
DIERXSSETX
DIEYXSSETX
DIBYXSSETX
DIBRXSSETX
DISYXSSETX
DISRXSSETX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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