Green Century Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Green Century Msci and Green Century Equity is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Green Century 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.

Green Century Correlation With Market

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Poor diversification

The correlation between Green Century Msci and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Green Century Msci and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Green Century Msci. 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 Green Mutual Fund

  1.0GCINX Green Century MsciPairCorr
  0.96VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.96VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.96VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.96VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.96VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.95VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.94FSPSX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr
  0.88VDMCX Virtus Kar DevelopingPairCorr
  0.85ENHNX Cullen Enhanced EquityPairCorr
  0.77TRLDX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.84PLEDX Pacific Funds EsgPairCorr
  0.89RVRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.81PCCMX Pimco Short DurationPairCorr
  0.87GSCJX Goldman Sachs IncomePairCorr
  0.81NVG Nuveen Amt FreePairCorr
  0.81RYGBX Government Long BondPairCorr
  0.78JAEOX John Hancock VariablePairCorr
  0.86HWDYX Hartford WorldPairCorr
  0.92JLBHX Retirement Living ThroughPairCorr

Moving against Green Mutual Fund

  0.51SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.37GCEQX Green Century EquityPairCorr
  0.37GCEUX Green Century EquityPairCorr
  0.52SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.7MKTBX Mainstay Tax FreePairCorr
  0.53MBLCX Madison DiversifiedPairCorr

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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 Green Mutual Fund performing well and Green Century 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 Green Century'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.