Principal Lifetime Correlations

PLSJX Fund  USD 11.64  0.02  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime and Strategic Asset Management is -0.04 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Strategic and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime Strategic and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.98SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.99PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.99PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.98PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.72PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.98SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.98PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.98PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.98PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.98PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.99PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.92STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.99PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.88PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.77PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.88PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  1.0SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SABPX  0.38  0.14 (0.01)(2.75) 0.25 
 1.21 
 2.84 
SACAX  0.54  0.20  0.06 (2.39) 0.44 
 1.64 
 3.89 
SAGPX  0.47  0.17  0.04 (2.25) 0.37 
 1.49 
 3.45 
PFIJX  0.21  0.07 (0.19)(4.69) 0.00 
 0.51 
 1.60 
PFIEX  0.56  0.11  0.04  0.39  0.47 
 1.33 
 3.32 
PFIFX  0.23  0.03 (0.19) 0.26  0.00 
 0.60 
 1.51 
PFISX  0.49  0.17  0.09  0.86  0.23 
 1.29 
 2.75 
PFIPX  0.22  0.03 (0.18) 0.27  0.04 
 0.57 
 1.59 
SAIPX  0.27  0.10 (0.09)(3.58) 0.00 
 0.89 
 1.97 
PFLJX  0.54  0.09  0.07  0.25  0.43 
 1.62 
 3.85