Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath and Blackrock California Municipal is -0.19 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic 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 Dynamic. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.96MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.82MKDVX Blackrock Equity DividendPairCorr
  0.97MKGCX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr
  0.89MKFOX Blackrock Large CapPairCorr
  0.99BRAPX Blackrock AggressivePairCorr
  0.94MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.75BRBCX Blackrock TacticalPairCorr
  0.9BRGNX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.96BRGPX Blackrock Gwth PreparedPairCorr
  0.9BRGKX Blckrck Fds IiiPairCorr
  0.9BRGAX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.69BRIAX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.73BRHYX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.99MKSCX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.87MKSPX Blackrock Advantage TotalPairCorr
  0.72BRIDX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.73BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.7BRICX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.85BRMIX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.85BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.73BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.85BRMKX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr

Moving against Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.48BRAMX Bats Series MPairCorr
  0.43MKMTX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.37MKNKX Blackrock New YorkPairCorr
  0.35BRACX Bats Series CPairCorr
  0.41MKWIX 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