Provident Trust Correlations

PROVX Fund  USD 20.96  0.21  1.01%   
The current 90-days correlation between Provident Trust Strategy and Mfs Global Alternative is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Provident Trust 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.

Provident Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Provident Trust Strategy and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Provident Trust Strategy 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 Provident Trust Strategy. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Provident Mutual Fund

  0.76VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.82VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.76VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.76VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.75VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.82VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.82VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.8FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.81FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.86GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.74GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.82GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr
  0.82GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr
  0.82OMSNX Oppenheimer MainPairCorr
  0.82RFNGX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.81RDDTX American Funds 2025PairCorr
  0.85FPQIX Fidelity Advisor 529PairCorr
  0.75LBISX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.77ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.82STIRX Pioneer Strategic IncomePairCorr
  0.62RLIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.81FACEX Frost Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.77SEBLX Sentinel BalancedPairCorr
  0.82VFTAX Vanguard Ftse SocialPairCorr
  0.71CTHCX Columbia Global TechPairCorr
  0.75NOCBX Northern E BondPairCorr
  0.68PCNTX Putnam ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.76EXBAX Pro-blend(r) ModeratePairCorr
  0.83RELRX Equity Growth StrategyPairCorr
  0.74PAXIX Pax BalancedPairCorr
  0.82SSEYX State Street EquityPairCorr
  0.79ETAGX Eventide GileadPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Provident Mutual Fund performing well and Provident Trust 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 Provident Trust'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DVRAX  0.13  0.00 (0.16)(0.12) 0.16 
 0.28 
 1.06 
THPGX  0.56  0.04  0.05  0.07  0.70 
 1.36 
 4.73 
SILVX  0.36  0.02  0.00  0.06  0.47 
 0.87 
 2.55 
ARTHX  0.60  0.00 (0.02) 0.03  0.79 
 1.37 
 5.33 
FLDOX  0.31  0.03  0.00  4.16  0.35 
 0.69 
 2.33 
RMCFX  1.10 (0.06)(0.03) 0.00  1.39 
 2.69 
 8.22 
FT  0.45  0.02 (0.01) 0.27  0.53 
 0.90 
 2.38 
MENYX  0.40 (0.03) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.07 
 3.38 
SDVSX  0.42  0.05  0.03  0.68  0.53 
 0.90 
 3.18 
NWGPX  0.86 (0.14) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.93 
 6.16