Dreyfus International Correlations

DINIX Fund  USD 22.83  0.06  0.26%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus International and Dreyfus High Yield is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus International Stock and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus International Stock 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 Stock. 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

  0.94SSETX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.99DIEYX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.99DIERX Dreyfus InternationalPairCorr
  0.9DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.97DISRX International StockPairCorr
  0.97DISYX International StockPairCorr
  0.96SSYGX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.91STSVX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.96DLACX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.96SDSCX Dreyfusthe Boston PanyPairCorr
  0.91DLDYX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.91DLDRX Dreyfus Natural ResourcesPairCorr
  0.95DLHRX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.96DLQIX Dreyfus Large CapPairCorr
  0.96DMCYX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.93DMIDX Dreyfus Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.91DMYBX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.95DNLYX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.94DNLRX Dreyfus Active MidcapPairCorr
  0.91DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.97DPRIX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.97DPWRX Dreyfus Worldwide GrowthPairCorr
  0.98DQEIX Dreyfus Global EquityPairCorr
  0.91AVGYX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.91AVGRX Dynamic Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96DQIYX 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.
High positive correlations   
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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DHYYX  0.23 (0.04) 0.00 (0.26) 0.00 
 0.58 
 1.66 
SSETX  0.86  0.28  0.05 (0.93) 0.92 
 2.31 
 6.06 
DIBRX  0.39  0.02 (0.27) 0.50  0.43 
 0.83 
 2.61 
DIBYX  0.38  0.04 (0.27)(0.18) 0.45 
 0.76 
 2.35 
DIEYX  0.46  0.13  0.03  0.54  0.21 
 1.23 
 2.92 
DIERX  0.46  0.13  0.03  0.54  0.21 
 1.23 
 2.92 
DIMIX  0.05  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.08 
 0.39 
DINIX  0.51  0.11  0.02  0.43  0.32 
 1.31 
 3.25 
DISRX  0.60  0.06 (0.04) 0.28  0.49 
 1.27 
 3.70 
DISYX  0.60  0.06 (0.04) 0.28  0.49 
 1.28 
 3.66