Principal Capital Correlations

CMNWX Fund  USD 86.02  0.49  0.57%   
The current 90-days correlation between Principal Capital and Equity Income Fund is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Principal Capital 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 Capital Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Principal Capital Appreciation 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 Capital Appreciation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Principal Capital Appreciation. 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 housing.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.93SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.97PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.85PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.9PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.7PYASX Principal Lifetime 2040PairCorr
  0.97PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.93SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87PHASX Midcap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.65SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr

Moving against Principal Mutual Fund

  0.59PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.55PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.58PGRVX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.56PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.56PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.48STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.41PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.36PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.31PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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