Dreyfus International Correlations

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The correlation of Dreyfus International 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 International Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus International Equity and DJI is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus International Equity 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 International Equity. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.83SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.73DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.71DINIX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.94DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.67DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.79SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.74STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.81DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.79SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.73DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.73DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.75DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.8DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.73DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.91DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.77DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.73DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.73DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.76DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.8DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.97DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.76DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.81AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.93AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.8DQIYX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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