Dreyfus Municipal Correlations

XDMBX Fund  USD 12.28  0.01  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Municipal Bond and Vanguard Total Stock is -0.26 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Municipal 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 Municipal Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Municipal Bond and DJI is -0.32 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Municipal Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.62BXEAX Barings Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.5CPLIX Calamos Phineus LongshortPairCorr
  0.45KMKNX Kinetics Market Oppo Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.4SDGTX Deutsche Capital GrowthPairCorr
  0.4AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.37VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.37VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.37VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.37VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.37VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.37VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.36VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.36VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.34NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.31HFCGX Hennessy Nerstone GrowthPairCorr
  0.51FSRBX Banking Portfolio BankingPairCorr
  0.46GUMPX Guggenheim Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.46WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.4LGPIX Large Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.4WCEYX Ivy E EquityPairCorr
  0.4WCPSX Mobile TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.36VFMFX Vanguard MultifactorPairCorr
  0.36THLCX Thrivent Large CapPairCorr
  0.35TEGYX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.32VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.32SSMOX Steward Small MidPairCorr
  0.32TRLCX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.31PRDSX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Municipal 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 Municipal'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
VTSAX  0.56  0.01 (0.01) 0.13  0.65 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VFIAX  0.54  0.09 (0.04)(6.66) 0.66 
 1.17 
 3.84 
VTSMX  0.56  0.01 (0.01) 0.13  0.65 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VITSX  0.56  0.01 (0.01) 0.13  0.65 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VSTSX  0.56  0.01 (0.01) 0.13  0.65 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VSMPX  0.56  0.01 (0.01) 0.13  0.65 
 1.10 
 4.11 
VFINX  0.54  0.09 (0.04)(6.73) 0.66 
 1.17 
 3.84 
VFFSX  0.54  0.00 (0.02) 0.12  0.66 
 1.17 
 3.84 
VGTSX  0.62 (0.11) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.15 
 4.09 
VTIAX  0.62 (0.11) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 1.15 
 4.11