Inflation Protection Correlations

PIFPX Fund  USD 7.47  0.03  0.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between Inflation Protection and Strategic Asset Management is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Inflation Protection 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.

Inflation Protection Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Inflation Protection Fund and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inflation Protection Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.63PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.63PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.61PFIGX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.67PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.64PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.66SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.87PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.88PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.89STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.85PGRVX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.77PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.94PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.65PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr

Moving against Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.66PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.51SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.44SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.37PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.32SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.63PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.58PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.57PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.57PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.56PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.39PYASX Principal Lifetime 2040PairCorr
  0.71PHASX Midcap Growth Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.67PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.42SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.4PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.36PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.36PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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   
PFIFXPFIJX
PFIPXPFIJX
PFIGXPFILX
PFIPXPFIFX
SAGPXSABPX
PFISXPFIEX
  
High negative correlations   
PFIEXSACAX
PFISXSACAX
PFIEXSAGPX
PFISXSAGPX
PFIEXSABPX
PFISXSABPX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inflation Mutual Fund performing well and Inflation Protection 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 Inflation Protection'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  0.35 (0.01)(0.13) 0.11  0.36 
 0.78 
 1.99 
SACAX  0.50  0.00 (0.08) 0.00  0.60 
 1.06 
 2.95 
SAGPX  0.42 (0.01)(0.08) 0.11  0.48 
 0.96 
 2.47 
PFIJX  0.20 (0.01)(0.40) 0.07  0.19 
 0.42 
 1.15 
PFILX  0.20 (0.01)(0.46)(0.30) 0.24 
 0.41 
 1.23 
PFIEX  0.68 (0.13) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.28 
 4.28 
PFIFX  0.21 (0.01)(0.40) 0.07  0.19 
 0.41 
 1.14 
PFIGX  0.20 (0.01)(0.45)(0.34) 0.25 
 0.41 
 1.23 
PFISX  0.65 (0.12) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.64 
 4.05 
PFIPX  0.21 (0.01)(0.40) 0.07  0.19 
 0.41 
 1.07