Pax Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Pax Small Cap and Pax Global Environmental is -0.01 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Pax Small Cap and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Pax Mutual Fund

  0.89PXGAX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.65PXLIX Pax Large CapPairCorr
  0.87PXSAX Pax Small CapPairCorr
  0.87PXSIX Pax Small CapPairCorr
  0.89PXWGX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.83PXWIX Pax Ellevate GlobalPairCorr
  0.78PXWEX Pax Ellevate GlobalPairCorr
  0.75PWGIX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.96VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.99PASVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PRVIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95TRZVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.99PRSVX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr

Moving against Pax Mutual Fund

  0.67PXINX Pax Msci EafePairCorr
  0.65PXDIX Pax Esg BetaPairCorr
  0.63PXBIX Pax E BondPairCorr
  0.63PXNIX Pax Msci EafePairCorr

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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.