Dreyfus Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Short Interm and Qs Small Capitalization is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Short Intermediate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.67DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.69DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.87DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.96DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.96DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.94DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.89DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.86DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.87DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.97DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.8PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.79PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.85THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.95DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.84DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.67DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.79DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.83DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.72DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.82DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.87DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.85DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.95DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.75DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.86RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.91DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.88BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.89BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.9BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.83DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.83DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.75DRCAX Dreyfus California AmtPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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