Domini Impact Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Domini Impact Equity and Domini Impact Bond is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Domini Impact 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.

Domini Impact Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Domini Impact Equity and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Domini Impact Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Domini Impact Equity. 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 census.

Moving together with Domini Mutual Fund

  1.0DIEQX Domini Impact EquityPairCorr
  1.0DSFRX Domini Impact EquityPairCorr
  0.93FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.93FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.93GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.93CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.93CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99RGAEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.95ASG Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.94CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr
  0.93ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.84CLM Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.86CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.96USA Liberty All StarPairCorr
  0.96ETY Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.79NFJ Virtus Dividend InterestPairCorr
  0.91PAHHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.93VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.86FEMDX Franklin Emerging MarketPairCorr
  0.99VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.9LTFOX Lord Abbett AffiliatedPairCorr
  0.98VIGAX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr

Moving against Domini Mutual Fund

  0.68DSBYX Domini Impact BondPairCorr
  0.68DSBIX Domini Impact BondPairCorr
  0.68DSBFX Domini Impact BondPairCorr
  0.55RISEX Domini InternationalPairCorr
  0.55LEADX Domini InternationalPairCorr

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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 Domini Mutual Fund performing well and Domini Impact 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 Domini Impact'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.