Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Strategic Asset Management is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Principal Lifetime 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 Lifetime Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is 0.36 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.8SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.74SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.67PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.96PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.76PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.96PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.64PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.95SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.72PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.92PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.92PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.84PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.79PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.65PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.83PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.64PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.79SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.78SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Principal Mutual Fund performing well and Principal Lifetime 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 Lifetime'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  0.45 (0.05) 0.00 (0.39) 0.00 
 0.77 
 6.10 
SACAX  0.61 (0.05) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.19 
 7.91 
SAGPX  0.54 (0.05) 0.00 (1.64) 0.00 
 1.03 
 7.32 
PFIJX  0.22 (0.01)(0.20) 0.05  0.29 
 0.42 
 1.91 
PFIEX  0.60 (0.03)(0.10)(0.02) 0.84 
 1.13 
 3.86 
PFIFX  0.22 (0.01)(0.22) 0.04  0.28 
 0.50 
 1.82 
PFISX  0.58 (0.02)(0.10) 0.03  0.74 
 1.49 
 3.91 
PFIPX  0.22 (0.01)(0.21) 0.04  0.28 
 0.42 
 1.90 
SAIPX  0.29 (0.02)(0.16) 0.00  0.48 
 0.56 
 2.09 
PFLJX  0.59 (0.05) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.12 
 6.74