Parametric Commodity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Parametric Commodity and T Rowe Price is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Parametric Commodity 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.

Parametric Commodity Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Parametric Modity Strategy and DJI is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Parametric Modity Strategy and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Parametric Mutual Fund

  0.98PCRIX CommodityrealreturnPairCorr
  0.98PCRRX CommodityrealreturnPairCorr
  0.98PCRPX Pimco ModityrealreturnPairCorr
  0.98PCSRX CommodityrealreturnPairCorr
  0.95PCLAX Pimco CommoditiesplusPairCorr
  0.95PCPCX Pimco CommoditiesplusPairCorr
  0.95PCLNX Pimco CommoditiesplusPairCorr
  0.64FIFGX Fidelity Sai InflatiPairCorr
  0.98PCRAX CommodityrealreturnPairCorr
  0.98PCRCX CommodityrealreturnPairCorr
  0.96HLDIX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.95HLDRX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.95HLDAX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.95HLDCX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.95HLDTX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.75DMSZX Destinations MultiPairCorr
  0.85RSBYX Short Duration BondPairCorr
  0.92FJPNX Fidelity JapanPairCorr
  0.95PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.75TLMPX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.76SNWIX Snow Capital SmallPairCorr
  0.91BBIEX Bridge Builder InterPairCorr
  0.97LOTCX Locorr Market TrendPairCorr
  0.8VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.88FSAKX Strategic Advisers TotalPairCorr
  0.93CEMJX CemjxPairCorr
  0.65RWIHX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.93HRIDX Harbor DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.91ISKIX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.85PABAX Putnam Dynamic AssetPairCorr
  0.72SBFIX Federated Global AllPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Parametric Mutual Fund performing well and Parametric Commodity 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 Parametric Commodity'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.