Principal Midcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Midcap Value and Hennessy Technology Fund is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Principal Midcap 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.

Principal Midcap Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Principal Midcap Value and DJI is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Midcap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.92SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.94PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.93PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.95PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.86PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.87SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.86PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.9PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.85PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.85PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.88PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.94PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.96PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.77PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.85PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.95PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.91PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Principal Mutual Fund performing well and Principal Midcap 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 Principal Midcap'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.