Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

LIVPX Fund  USD 24.97  0.12  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Index and Blackrock California Municipal is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Blackrock Lifepath 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.

Blackrock Lifepath Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Index and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blackrock Lifepath Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Blackrock Lifepath Index. 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 american community survey.

Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.95MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.83MKDVX Blackrock Equity DividendPairCorr
  0.98MKGCX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr
  0.91MKFOX Blackrock Large CapPairCorr
  0.98BRAPX Blackrock AggressivePairCorr
  0.94MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.77BRBCX Blackrock TacticalPairCorr
  0.92BRGNX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.94BRGPX Blackrock Gwth PreparedPairCorr
  0.92BRGKX Blckrck Fds IiiPairCorr
  0.92BRGAX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.68BRIAX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.74BRHYX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.99MKSCX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.89MKSPX Blackrock Advantage TotalPairCorr
  0.7BRIDX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.72BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.69BRICX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.87BRMIX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.87BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.71BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.87BRMKX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr

Moving against Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.51BRAMX Bats Series MPairCorr
  0.46MKMTX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.4MKNKX Blackrock New YorkPairCorr
  0.38BRACX Bats Series CPairCorr
  0.44MKWIX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr

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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   
BRAPXMKGCX
BRAPXMKCPX
MKFOXMKGCX
MKILXMKEFX
MKGCXMKCPX
BRAPXMKFOX
  
High negative correlations   
MKFOXMKCMX
MKILXMKFOX
MKGCXMKCMX
MKDVXMKCMX
MKFOXMKEFX
BRAPXMKCMX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Blackrock Mutual Fund performing well and Blackrock Lifepath 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 Blackrock Lifepath'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
MKCMX  0.11  0.00 (0.45) 0.10  0.17 
 0.33 
 1.00 
MKCPX  0.31 (0.01)(0.22) 0.08  0.30 
 0.80 
 2.33 
MKEFX  0.90 (0.18) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.61 
 6.83 
MKECX  0.64 (0.12) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.26 
 3.91 
MKDCX  0.78 (0.10) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.57 
 5.05 
MKDVX  0.47 (0.04)(0.14) 0.07  0.39 
 0.93 
 3.38 
MKGCX  0.54 (0.01)(0.07) 0.10  0.62 
 1.12 
 3.47 
MKFOX  0.84 (0.02)(0.02) 0.10  1.26 
 1.81 
 5.58 
MKILX  0.74 (0.15) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.23 
 5.13 
BRAPX  0.45 (0.04)(0.13) 0.05  0.55 
 1.03 
 2.96