Schwab Balanced Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Balanced and Laudus Large Cap is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Schwab Balanced 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.

Schwab Balanced Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Balanced Fund and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Balanced Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  1.0LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.99SWBRX Schwab Target 2010PairCorr
  0.82SWCAX Schwab California TaxPairCorr
  0.99SWCGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  1.0SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.63SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.94SWASX Schwab Global RealPairCorr
  1.0SWBGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  1.0SWDRX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.99SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  1.0SWEGX Schwab Markettrack AllPairCorr
  1.0SWCRX Schwab Target 2020PairCorr
  0.99SWGRX Schwab Target 2015PairCorr
  1.0SWERX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.96SWISX Schwab InternationalPairCorr
  1.0SWIRX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  1.0SWHGX Schwab Markettrack GrowthPairCorr
  1.0SWHRX Schwab Target 2025PairCorr
  0.97SWKRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.97SWJRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  0.99SWMCX Schwab Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99SWMIX Laudus InternationalPairCorr
  1.0SWMRX Schwab Target 2045PairCorr
  1.0SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.95SWLRX Schwab Monthly IncomePairCorr
  1.0SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.99SWLVX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  1.0SWORX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  1.0SWNRX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.81SWNTX Schwab Tax FreePairCorr
  1.0SWQRX Schwab Target 2065PairCorr
  0.99SWPRX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr
  1.0SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.99SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.65SWRSX Schwab Treasury InflationPairCorr
  0.99SWSCX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.76SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Balanced 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 Schwab Balanced'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
LGILX  0.79  0.15  0.14  0.28  0.63 
 2.30 
 5.48 
SWBRX  0.25  0.04 (0.12) 0.28  0.00 
 0.69 
 1.84 
SWCAX  0.12  0.00 (0.57) 0.11  0.09 
 0.28 
 0.84 
SWCGX  0.27  0.04 (0.09) 0.26  0.09 
 0.80 
 1.95 
SWANX  0.64  0.08  0.08  0.22  0.59 
 1.93 
 4.62 
SWAGX  0.25  0.00 (0.36) 0.16  0.25 
 0.57 
 1.15 
SWASX  0.49  0.07 (0.02) 0.30  0.55 
 1.27 
 3.30 
SWBGX  0.34  0.07  0.00  0.29  0.12 
 1.21 
 2.42 
SWDRX  0.34  0.07  0.00  0.29  0.06 
 1.15 
 2.36 
SWDSX  0.51  0.03 (0.03) 0.17  0.51 
 1.33 
 3.67