Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Blackrock Exchange Portfolio is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Principal Lifetime 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 Lifetime Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime Hybrid 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 Principal Lifetime Hybrid. 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 Principal Mutual Fund

  0.95SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.99PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.99PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.98PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.8PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.93SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.92PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.95PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.95PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.99PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.85STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.92PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.8PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.92PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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