Parnassus Mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Parnassus Mid Cap and Artisan Small Cap is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Parnassus Mid Cap and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor 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

  0.99VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.78VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99FSMAX Fidelity Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.98VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.95VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.95VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.61IBM International BusinessPairCorr

Moving against Parnassus Mutual Fund

  0.54MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

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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.