Dreyfus Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Short Term and Eaton Vance Maryland is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Short Term Income and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Short Term Income 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 Short Term Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.68DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.64DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.64DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.72DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.63PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.62PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.68THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.78DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.63DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.81DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.71DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.79DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.81DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.93BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.99BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.99BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.81DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.81DQIAX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.52DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.47DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr

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

GGSYXGGSOX
FCIVXFMGIX
ETMOXETMDX
JSVTXABHIX
JSVTXFMGIX
FCIVXJSVTX
  

High negative correlations

GGSOXETMOX
GGSYXETMOX
GGSYXETMDX
GGSOXETMDX
GCVETMOX
MTPIXFCIVX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
ETMDX  0.07  0.02 (0.32)(2.22) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.36 
ETMOX  0.07  0.01 (0.32) 0.88  0.00 
 0.12 
 0.58 
GCV  0.84  0.04  0.02  0.14  0.89 
 2.19 
 4.42 
ABHIX  0.12  0.00 (0.21) 0.04  0.02 
 0.39 
 0.77 
GGSOX  0.72 (0.08) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.18 
 3.97 
FMGIX  1.24  0.68  1.02 (0.88) 0.00 
 0.77 
 41.61 
GGSYX  0.72 (0.08) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.22 
 4.02 
JSVTX  0.92  0.14  0.13  0.19  0.78 
 2.22 
 11.03 
FCIVX  1.24  0.68  1.00 (0.88) 0.00 
 0.77 
 41.50 
MTPIX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00