Dreyfus Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dreyfus Short Term and Dreyfusstandish Global Fixed is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dreyfus Short-term 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 Short-term Correlation With Market

Average diversification

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

0.68	DHGCX	Dreyfusstandish Global	Pair Corr
0.69	DIBCX	Dreyfus International	Pair Corr
0.65	DIBAX	Dreyfus International	Pair Corr
0.74	DIECX	Dreyfus International	Pair Corr
0.75	DIEAX	Dreyfus International	Pair Corr
0.72	DIISX	Dreyfus International	Pair Corr
0.88	DISSX	Dreyfus Smallcap Stock	Pair Corr
0.66	DISIX	Dreyfus Smallcap Stock	Pair Corr
0.82	DISCX	International Stock	Pair Corr
0.63	DISAX	International Stock	Pair Corr
0.94	DITEX	Dreyfus Intermediate	Pair Corr
0.9	PGROX	Dreyfus Worldwide Growth	Pair Corr
0.9	PGRCX	Dreyfus Worldwide Growth	Pair Corr
0.94	THPBX	Dreyfus Balanced Opp	Pair Corr
0.72	DLDCX	Dreyfus Natural Resources	Pair Corr
0.91	DLQAX	Dreyfus Large Cap	Pair Corr
0.96	DMBAX	Dreyfus Short Interm	Pair Corr
0.67	DMCVX	Dreyfus Opportunistic	Pair Corr
0.87	DNLDX	Dreyfus Active Midcap	Pair Corr
0.87	DNLCX	Dreyfus Active Midcap	Pair Corr
0.91	DNLAX	Dreyfus Natural Resources	Pair Corr
0.91	RUDAX	Dreyfusthe Boston Pany	Pair Corr
0.95	DPLTX	Dreyfus High Yield	Pair Corr
1.0	BYSYX	Bny Mellon Short	Pair Corr
1.0	BYSIX	Bny Mellon Short	Pair Corr
0.98	BYSAX	Bny Mellon Short	Pair Corr
0.75	AVGCX	Dynamic Total Return	Pair Corr
0.75	AVGAX	Dynamic Total Return	Pair Corr
0.92	DQICX	Dreyfus Equity Income	Pair Corr
0.92	DQIAX	Dreyfus Equity Income	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	DHGCX	DHGAX	DHMBX	DHYCX	DHYAX	DZNJX	DIBCX	DIBAX	DIECX	DIEAX
DHGCX		0.83	0.39	0.37	0.4	0.63	0.84	0.73	0.31	0.31	DHGCX
DHGAX	0.83		0.21	0.18	0.22	0.53	0.77	0.85	0.45	0.45	DHGAX
DHMBX	0.39	0.21		0.99	1.0	0.76	0.18	0.04	0.09	0.09	DHMBX
DHYCX	0.37	0.18	0.99		0.99	0.73	0.15	0.0	-0.01	-0.01	DHYCX
DHYAX	0.4	0.22	1.0	0.99		0.76	0.18	0.05	0.09	0.09	DHYAX
DZNJX	0.63	0.53	0.76	0.73	0.76		0.4	0.32	0.41	0.41	DZNJX
DIBCX	0.84	0.77	0.18	0.15	0.18	0.4		0.88	0.42	0.43	DIBCX
DIBAX	0.73	0.85	0.04	0.0	0.05	0.32	0.88		0.55	0.55	DIBAX
DIECX	0.31	0.45	0.09	-0.01	0.09	0.41	0.42	0.55		1.0	DIECX
DIEAX	0.31	0.45	0.09	-0.01	0.09	0.41	0.43	0.55	1.0		DIEAX
	DHGCX	DHGAX	DHMBX	DHYCX	DHYAX	DZNJX	DIBCX	DIBAX	DIECX	DIEAX

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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

DHYAX	+ 1.0	DHMBX
DIEAX	+ 1.0	DIECX
DHYCX	+ 0.99	DHMBX
DHYAX	+ 0.99	DHYCX
DIBAX	+ 0.88	DIBCX
DIBAX	+ 0.85	DHGAX

High negative correlations

DIEAX	- 0.01	DHYCX
DIECX	- 0.01	DHYCX
DIBAX	- 0.0	DHYCX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dreyfus Mutual Fund performing well and Dreyfus Short-term 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 Short-term'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 Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
DHGCX	0.18	0.00	(0.48)	0.17	0.18	(0.20)	0.26	(0.36)	1.09
DHGAX	0.17	0.00	(0.49)	(1.06)	0.17	(0.20)	0.30	(0.35)	1.05
DHMBX	0.21	(0.03)	0.00	(0.13)	0.00	0.00	0.49	(0.40)	1.66
DHYCX	0.22	(0.04)	0.00	(0.17)	0.00	0.00	0.49	(0.48)	1.56
DHYAX	0.21	(0.03)	0.00	(0.13)	0.00	0.00	0.49	(0.40)	1.56
DZNJX	0.15	(0.01)	(0.61)	0.02	0.12	(0.21)	0.44	(0.26)	0.97
DIBCX	0.37	0.02	(0.26)	(0.04)	0.44	(0.41)	0.83	(0.58)	2.43
DIBAX	0.36	(0.02)	0.00	(0.41)	0.00	0.00	0.64	(0.62)	2.35
DIECX	0.44	0.17	0.04	(2.14)	0.27	(0.48)	1.16	(0.98)	2.91
DIEAX	0.45	0.16	0.04	(3.09)	0.29	(0.48)	1.17	(0.98)	2.92

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