Parnassus Mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Parnassus Mid Cap and Parnassus Endeavor Fund is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Parnassus Mid 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.

Parnassus Mid Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Parnassus Mid Cap and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Parnassus Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.89PFPRX Parnassus Fund InstPairCorr
  1.0PFPMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86PFPWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.86PRILX Parnassus Equity IncmePairCorr
  0.89PARNX Parnassus Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.88VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.87VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.87VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.87VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.87VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.87FSMAX Fidelity Extended MarketPairCorr

Moving against Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.34ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.32DLDFX Destinations Low DurationPairCorr
  0.31USGDX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Parnassus Mutual Fund performing well and Parnassus Mid 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 Parnassus Mid'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.