| Scorecard |
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3 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
3
4
2
1
5
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Zacks Investment Research
1
(Strong Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C-
(Hold)
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#2 in Multialternative
U.S. News evaluated 88 Multialternative Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 9.54 percent over the past year, 8.28 percent over the past three years, and 2.09 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 6.2% |
| 1 Year | 9.5% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 8.3% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 2.1% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks total return. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests in instruments that provide investment exposure to global equity, bond and currency markets, and in fixed-income securities. It will seek to achieve investment exposure to global equity, bond and currency markets primarily through long and short positions in futures, options or forward contracts, which should enable the fund's portfolio managers to implement investment decisions quickly and cost-effectively. The fund also will invest in fixed-income securities. It is non-diversified.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Dreyfus Global Alpha Fund has an expense ratio of 1.85 percent.
Risk
Risk is High compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
