Dreyfus Institutional Correlations

DSPIX Fund  USD 55.30  0.04  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Institutional and Dreyfus Appreciation Fund is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Institutional 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 Institutional Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Institutional Sp and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Institutional Sp 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 Institutional Sp. 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

  0.81DIECX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DIEAX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.92DIISX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.83DISIX Dreyfus Smallcap StockPairCorr
  0.73DISCX International StockPairCorr
  0.87DISAX International StockPairCorr
  0.69DITEX Dreyfus IntermediatePairCorr
  0.86PGROX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.99PGRCX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.99THPBX Dreyfus Balanced OppPairCorr
  0.85DLDCX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.96DMCVX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.98DNLDX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.83DNLCX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.85RUDAX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.85DPLTX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.77BYSYX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.79BYSIX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.88BYSAX Bny Mellon ShortPairCorr
  0.93AVGCX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.94AVGAX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr

Moving against Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.59DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.47DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.47DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.54PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr
  0.51DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.47DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.4DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.35DMUCX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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