Principal Midcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Midcap Value and Calamos High Income is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Principal Midcap 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.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.94VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98JVMAX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.98JVMIX John Hancock DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.94VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9JMVZX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9JMVRX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9JMVQX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9JMVYX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9JMVPX Jpmorgan Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91MVCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.89SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.94UJPIX Ultrajapan ProfundPairCorr
  0.94PMPIX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95FGPMX Franklin Gold And Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.94PMPSX Precious Metals Ultr Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.72RMQAX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.72RMQHX Monthly RebalancePairCorr
  0.96FRGOX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95FGADX Franklin Gold Precious Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.63XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.62WMT Walmart Common Stock Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.63CVX Chevron Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.62DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr

Moving against Principal Mutual Fund

  0.36MSFT Microsoft Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.34VZ Verizon Communications Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.32IBM International Business Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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