Dreyfus Yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Yield Enhancement and Dreyfus High Yield is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Yield 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 Yield Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Yield Enhancement and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Yield Enhancement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.97SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.95DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.95DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.97DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.94DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.89DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.89DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.97SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.97STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.63SDGIX Dreyfusstandish GlobalPairCorr
  0.97DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.97SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.96DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.96DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.99DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.97DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.94DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.95DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.97DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.71DNJYX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.95DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.95DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.71DNMIX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.97DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.96DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.96DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.96DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.97AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.97DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Yield 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 Yield'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
DHYYX  0.23 (0.03) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 0.59 
 1.76 
SSETX  0.85  0.10  0.08  0.22  0.89 
 2.31 
 6.06 
DIBRX  0.38  0.03 (0.23)(0.07) 0.45 
 0.83 
 2.61 
DIBYX  0.38  0.03 (0.23)(0.08) 0.46 
 0.76 
 2.52 
DIEYX  0.47  0.13  0.07  0.53  0.23 
 1.23 
 2.92 
DIERX  0.47  0.13  0.07  0.53  0.23 
 1.23 
 2.92 
DIMIX  0.05  0.02  0.00  2.05  0.00 
 0.08 
 0.39 
DINIX  0.52  0.12  0.07  0.43  0.33 
 1.31 
 3.25 
DISRX  0.62  0.06  0.00  0.25  0.53 
 1.27 
 3.70 
DISYX  0.62  0.06  0.00  0.26  0.53 
 1.28 
 3.66