Equity Income Correlations

PEIIX Fund  USD 45.80  0.16  0.35%   
The current 90-days correlation between Equity Income and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Equity Income 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.

Equity Income Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Equity Income Fund and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Equity Income Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Equity Income Fund. 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 Equity Mutual Fund

  0.94SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.74SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.96PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.86PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.91PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.71PYASX Principal Lifetime 2040PairCorr
  0.96PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88PHASX Midcap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.69SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Equity Mutual Fund

  0.56PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.52PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.55PGRVX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.49PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.48PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.42STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.37PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.33PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Equity Mutual Fund performing well and Equity Income 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 Equity Income'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.