Dreyfus Amt-free Correlations

DMUCX Fund  USD 12.76  0.03  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Amt Free and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Amt-free 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 Amt-free Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Dreyfus Amt Free Municipal and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dreyfus Amt Free Municipal and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dreyfus Mutual Fund

  0.83DHMBX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.95DHYCX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.96DHYAX Dreyfus High YieldPairCorr
  0.88DZNJX Dreyfus New JerseyPairCorr
  0.99DMBCX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.88DMBZX Dreyfus Municipal BondPairCorr
  0.88DMUAX Dreyfus Amt FreePairCorr
  0.98DNYAX DnyaxPairCorr
  0.95PNYCX Dreyfus New YorkPairCorr

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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   
DIEAXDIECX
DHGAXDHGCX
DHYAXDHYCX
DIBAXDIBCX
DHYCXDHMBX
DHYAXDHMBX
  
High negative correlations   
DIBCXDHYCX
DIBCXDHYAX
DIBCXDHMBX
DIBAXDHYCX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Amt-free 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 Amt-free'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
DHGCX  0.18  0.00 (0.61) 0.64  0.18 
 0.31 
 1.09 
DHGAX  0.18  0.01 (0.62) 1.11  0.16 
 0.35 
 1.05 
DHMBX  0.23 (0.04) 0.00 (0.32) 0.00 
 0.49 
 1.66 
DHYCX  0.24 (0.02) 0.00  0.72  0.00 
 0.58 
 1.66 
DHYAX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.32  0.00 
 0.49 
 1.66 
DZNJX  0.17  0.00 (0.61) 0.01  0.19 
 0.44 
 1.24 
DIBCX  0.38  0.04 (0.31)(0.14) 0.43 
 0.83 
 2.42 
DIBAX  0.38  0.02 (0.27) 0.59  0.43 
 0.85 
 2.59 
DIECX  0.46  0.18  0.00 (2.76) 0.25 
 1.22 
 2.91 
DIEAX  0.46  0.18  0.00 (2.78) 0.26 
 1.23 
 2.92