Parnassus Equity Correlations

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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Parnassus Equity Incme and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Parnassus Equity Incme and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.78PFGEX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.94PFPRX Parnassus Fund InstPairCorr
  0.86PFPMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99PFPWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  1.0PRBLX Parnassus E EquityPairCorr
  0.91PARMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94PARNX Parnassus Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.99PARWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.63GABFX Gmo Asset Allocation Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.76GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.69GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.99GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr

Moving against Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.43OOSYX Oppenheimer SeniorPairCorr
  0.4APHPX Artisan Global UnconPairCorr
  0.4DHEYX Diamond Hill ShortPairCorr
  0.37PSDLX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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