Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath and Tax Managed Large Cap is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor 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 0.75 (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 price.

Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.97MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.81MKDVX Blackrock Equity DividendPairCorr
  0.97MKGCX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr
  0.88MKFOX Blackrock Large CapPairCorr
  0.99BRAPX Blackrock AggressivePairCorr
  0.95MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.73BRBCX Blackrock TacticalPairCorr
  0.89BRGNX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.96BRGPX Blackrock Gwth PreparedPairCorr
  0.89BRGKX Blckrck Fds IiiPairCorr
  0.89BRGAX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.71BRIAX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.74BRHYX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.98MKSCX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.86MKSPX Blackrock Advantage TotalPairCorr
  0.73BRIDX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.74BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.72BRICX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.84BRMIX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.84BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.75BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.84BRMKX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr

Moving against Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.46BRAMX Bats Series MPairCorr
  0.41MKMTX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.33BRACX Bats Series CPairCorr
  0.38MKWIX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr

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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.