Permanent Portfolio Correlations

PRPDX Fund  USD 63.35  0.30  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between Permanent Portfolio Class and Pace Large Value is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Permanent Portfolio 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.

Permanent Portfolio Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Permanent Portfolio Class and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Permanent Portfolio Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Permanent Portfolio Class. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Permanent Mutual Fund

  1.0PRPHX Permanent Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.96PRPFX Permanent Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.62FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.62FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.61ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.61BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.61CLBAX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.62RLBFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.61EMO Clearbridge Energy MlpPairCorr
  0.63OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.69SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.62SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.61LSHEX Kinetics Spin OffPairCorr
  0.72PEPSX International EmergingPairCorr
  0.61TRGZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.71VSIEX Jpmorgan International Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.73SEWIX Guggenheim World EquityPairCorr
  0.65WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr

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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 Permanent Mutual Fund performing well and Permanent Portfolio 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 Permanent Portfolio'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.