Calvert Conservative Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Calvert Conservative and Qs Large Cap is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Calvert Conservative 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.
  
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Moving together with Calvert Mutual Fund

  0.8VWIAX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.71FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.85GPICX Guidepath ConservativePairCorr
  0.86GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.61WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.8INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.69AXP American ExpressPairCorr

Moving against Calvert Mutual Fund

  0.92USPSX Profunds Ultrashort Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.91USPIX Profunds Ultrashort Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.74VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.7T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.53PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.44PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr
  0.42BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.39MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Calvert Mutual Fund performing well and Calvert Conservative 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 Calvert Conservative'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.