Midcap Fund Correlations

PEMGX Fund  USD 39.24  0.06  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Midcap Fund Class and Principal Lifetime 2050 is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Midcap Fund 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.

Midcap Fund Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Midcap Fund Class and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Midcap Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Midcap Mutual Fund

  0.92PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.93PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.93PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr

Moving against Midcap Mutual Fund

  0.38PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.32PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Midcap Mutual Fund performing well and Midcap Fund 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 Midcap Fund'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
SABPX  0.49  0.23  0.35  10.39  0.00 
 0.81 
 11.40 
SACAX  0.69  0.31  0.37  88.64  0.00 
 1.10 
 14.71 
SAGPX  0.65  0.31  0.43  12.95  0.00 
 0.92 
 15.67 
PFIJX  0.17  0.06 (0.06) 5.66  0.00 
 0.48 
 1.76 
PFIEX  0.57  0.16  0.16  0.32  0.40 
 1.41 
 3.22 
PFIFX  0.18  0.03 (0.11) 0.21  0.00 
 0.48 
 1.67 
PFISX  0.55  0.14  0.14  0.35  0.52 
 1.35 
 3.75 
PFIPX  0.17  0.03 (0.12) 0.22  0.00 
 0.40 
 1.59 
SAIPX  0.32  0.15  0.23  7.51  0.00 
 0.59 
 6.99 
PFLJX  0.64  0.16  0.21  0.30  0.31 
 1.10 
 11.37