Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2050 and Qs Large Cap is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime 2050 and DJI is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime 2050 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 Principal Lifetime 2050. 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 state.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.81SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.63SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PXASX Principal Lifetime 2030PairCorr
  0.83PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.76PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.74PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.87PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.74PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.74PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.79PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.99PYASX Principal Lifetime 2040PairCorr
  0.78PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.76PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.81SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88PHASX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.83SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr

Moving against Principal Mutual Fund

  0.33PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.33PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.43PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.43PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.35STCCX Short Term 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.
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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.