Parnassus Fixed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Parnassus Fixed Income and Parnassus Fund Inst is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Parnassus Fixed 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 Fixed Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Parnassus Fixed Income and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Parnassus Fixed Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.96PRFIX Parnassus Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.95MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.98MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.95PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.96PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.95PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.99FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr
  0.95DODIX Dodge IncomePairCorr
  0.94MWTIX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.95MWTRX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.61AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr

Moving against Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.66PFGEX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.63PFPGX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.53PRBLX Parnassus E EquityPairCorr
  0.53PRILX Parnassus Equity IncmePairCorr
  0.47PFPMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.47PFPWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.47PARMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.47PARWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.38PFPRX Parnassus Fund InstPairCorr
  0.38PARNX Parnassus Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.78LETRX Voya Russia FundPairCorr
  0.77KSOCX Kinetics Small CapPairCorr
  0.77KSCYX Kinetics Small CapPairCorr
  0.77KNPCX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77KNPAX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.77KSCOX Kinetics Small CapPairCorr
  0.77LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75KINAX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.75KINCX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.69FSRFX Transportation PortfolioPairCorr
  0.61VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.59RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.56TAAIX Thrivent AggressivePairCorr
  0.53FBALX Fidelity BalancedPairCorr
  0.43FAIGX Fidelity Advisor BalancedPairCorr
  0.42VTWAX Vanguard Total WorldPairCorr
  0.33AMECX Income FundPairCorr

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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 Parnassus Mutual Fund performing well and Parnassus Fixed 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 Fixed'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.