Parnassus Mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Parnassus Mid Cap and Parnassus Endeavor Fund is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Parnassus Mid 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 Mid Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Parnassus Mid Cap and DJI is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Parnassus Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.92PFGEX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.92PFPGX Parnassus FundsPairCorr
  0.93PFPRX Parnassus Fund InstPairCorr
  0.93PFPMX Parnassus Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94PFPWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.99PRBLX Parnassus E EquityPairCorr
  0.9PRILX Parnassus Equity IncmePairCorr
  0.91PARNX Parnassus Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.97PARWX Parnassus EndeavorPairCorr
  0.93VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.93VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99FSMAX Fidelity Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.92CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr
  0.87PAGRX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.77GMLXX Aim Investment SecsPairCorr
  0.82VCRAX Voya Cbre GlobalPairCorr
  0.9JPVRX Jpmorgan InternationalPairCorr
  0.99FRLPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.92RIDGX Income FundPairCorr
  0.93CVMAX Calvert Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91FBCIX American Funds CapitalPairCorr
  0.93GFRSX Goldman Sachs HighPairCorr
  0.92FLSZX Franklin Lifesmart 2055PairCorr
  0.92MMDMX Massmutual SelectPairCorr
  0.98FIFRX Franklin GrowthPairCorr
  0.93ISJIX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.92CTCAX Columbia Global TechPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Parnassus Mutual Fund performing well and Parnassus Mid 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 Mid'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.