Green Century Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Green Century Balanced and Green Century Equity is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Green Century 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.

Green Century Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Green Century Balanced 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 Green Century Balanced and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Green Century Balanced. 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with GREEN Mutual Fund

  0.66GCEQX Green Century EquityPairCorr
  0.84GCEUX Green Century EquityPairCorr
  1.0GCBUX Green Century BalancedPairCorr
  0.62BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.62RLBBX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.62RLBFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.63CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr

Moving against GREEN Mutual Fund

  0.42UGPIX Ultrachina ProfundPairCorr
  0.53MQLCX Mfs Limited MaturityPairCorr
  0.51ANVRX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.51ACTVX Zero Pon 2025PairCorr
  0.5RBOHX Intermediate BondPairCorr
  0.43AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.42UGPSX Ultrachina ProfundPairCorr
  0.41MXECX Great-west CorePairCorr
  0.38AVBNX American Century EtfPairCorr
  0.37FITMX Fidelity Sai InternaPairCorr
  0.36TIEUX International EquityPairCorr
  0.34BFCCX American Funds PoratePairCorr
  0.32IEMFX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.44NSTCX Neuberger Berman StrPairCorr
  0.42RGEVX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.41ITBIX Hartford TotalPairCorr
  0.41IOSAX Voya Global BondPairCorr

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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 GREEN Mutual Fund performing well and Green Century 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 Green Century'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.