Permanent Portfolio Correlations

PRPHX Fund  USD 61.75  0.83  1.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Permanent Portfolio Class and The Fairholme Fund is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Permanent Portfolio 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.

Permanent Portfolio Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Permanent Portfolio Class and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Permanent Portfolio Class 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 Permanent Portfolio Class. 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 rate.

Moving together with Permanent Mutual Fund

  1.0PRPDX Permanent Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.77PRPFX Permanent Portfolio ClassPairCorr
  0.62PRVDX Versatile Bond PortfolioPairCorr
  0.96PAGDX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.96PAGHX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.79PAGRX Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.89FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.89FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.87ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.86BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.87BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.76RLBCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.86RLBBX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.87CLBAX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.87CLBEX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.89RLBFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.87KNPYX Kinetics Paradigm Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.86KMKCX Kinetics Market Oppo Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.88LSHCX Horizon Spin Off Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.85SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.88KNPAX Kinetics Paradigm Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.89LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.87KNPCX Kinetics Paradigm Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.9KSCOX Kinetics Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.87WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.64WSCRX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.85AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.94BMSYX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.8FDMLX Fidelity Series IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.69AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72JABRX Janus BalancedPairCorr

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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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OAKBXYACKX
YACKXFPACX
HSTRXFAIRX
HSTRXFPACX
YACKXFAIRX
  
High negative correlations   
OAKBXFAIRX
FPACXFAIRX
OAKBXHSTRX
HSTRXYACKX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Permanent Mutual Fund performing well and Permanent Portfolio 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 Permanent Portfolio'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.