Dreyfus High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus High Yield and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus High 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 High Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus High Yield and DJI is -0.25 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus High Yield and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.88DHGCX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.88DHGAX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.96DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.96DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.94DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.85DIBCX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.86DIBAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.89DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.89DMBAX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.94DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.96DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.94DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.94DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.83DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.89BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.88BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.93PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.44DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.43DNLAX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.4AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.38AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.31DREQX Dreyfus Research GrowthPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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