Dreyfus Midcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Midcap Index and Dreyfus Smallcap Stock is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Midcap 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 Midcap Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Midcap Index and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Midcap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with DREYFUS Mutual Fund

  0.96DISSX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.9DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.91THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.76DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.97DLQAX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.99DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.94DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.94DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.77DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.99RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.64DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.72DPTAX Dreyfus Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.71AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.74AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.9DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against DREYFUS Mutual Fund

  0.74DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.73DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.66DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.64DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.63DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.63DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.57DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.56DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.49DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.42DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.34PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr

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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   
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DSPIXDISSX
REREXDIISX
  
High negative correlations   
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REREXDISSX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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