Parnassus Endeavor Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Parnassus Endeavor and Parnassus Equity Incme is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Parnassus Endeavor 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 Endeavor Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Parnassus Endeavor Fund and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Parnassus Endeavor Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.85PFGEX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.85PFPGX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.85PFPRX Parnassus Fund InstPairCorr
  0.87PFPMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98PRBLX Parnassus E EquityPairCorr
  0.98PRILX Parnassus Equity IncmePairCorr
  0.87PARMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85PARNX Parnassus Fund InvestorPairCorr
  1.0PARWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.82VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.64DOXGX Dodge Cox StockPairCorr
  0.78AFMFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.78FFMMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.78FFFMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.78AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.7AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.79AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.74DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.82VIVAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr

Moving against Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.83USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.83USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.82UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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