Parnassus Funds Correlations

PFPGX Fund   27.17  0.14  0.52%   
The current 90-days correlation between Parnassus Funds and Financials Ultrasector Profund is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Parnassus Funds 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 Funds Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Parnassus Funds 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 Funds and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Parnassus Mutual Fund

  1.0PFGEX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.91PFPRX Parnassus Fund InstPairCorr
  0.93PFPMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94PFPWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.98PRBLX Parnassus E EquityPairCorr
  0.98PRILX Parnassus Equity IncmePairCorr
  0.93PARMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91PARNX Parnassus Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.94PARWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.99FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.99GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99RGAEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.93IMOPX Voya Midcap OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.93FSRFX Transportation PortfolioPairCorr
  0.96AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98FIKHX Fidelity Advisor TecPairCorr
  0.8AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.99VFTAX Vanguard Ftse SocialPairCorr
  0.96LGWIX Ladenburg GrowthPairCorr
  0.9SRORX Calamos AntetokounmpoPairCorr

Moving against Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.66PRFIX Parnassus Fixed IncomePairCorr

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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.
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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