Principal Midcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Midcap Value and The Gabelli Healthcare is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak 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.

Principal Midcap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Principal Midcap Value and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Midcap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.97SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.98PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.98PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.99SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.76PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.8PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.64PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.63PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.63PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.69PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.9PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.97PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.88STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.77PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.76PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.75PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.95SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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.