Pax Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Pax Small Cap and Pax Msci Eafe is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Pax Small 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.

Pax Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Pax Small Cap and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Pax Small Cap 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 Pax Small Cap. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with PAX Mutual Fund

  0.8PXEAX Pax Global EnvironmentalPairCorr
  0.84PXGOX Pax Global OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.87PXGAX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.87PXLIX Pax Large CapPairCorr
  1.0PXSAX Pax Small CapPairCorr
  1.0PXSCX Pax Small CapPairCorr
  0.87PXWGX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.87PXWIX Pax Ellevate GlobalPairCorr
  0.87PXWEX Pax Ellevate GlobalPairCorr
  0.79PGRNX Pax Global EnvironmentalPairCorr
  0.89PAXIX Pax BalancedPairCorr
  0.89PAXWX Pax BalancedPairCorr
  0.88PWGIX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.91VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.93PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.93PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.92TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.75SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.72SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr

Moving against PAX Mutual Fund

  0.47PXBIX Pax E BondPairCorr
  0.45PXINX Pax Msci EafePairCorr
  0.45PXNIX Pax Msci EafePairCorr
  0.32PXDIX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.7AGIVX Invesco GovernmentPairCorr
  0.57TTEEX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.57TREMX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.52DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.51PRAPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr

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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 PAX Mutual Fund performing well and Pax Small 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 Pax Small'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.