Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath and Needham Small Cap is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Blackrock Lifepath 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.

Blackrock Lifepath Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

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  0.96MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.73MKECX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.74MKDVX Blackrock Equity DividendPairCorr
  0.71MKGCX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr
  0.93BRAPX Blackrock AggressivePairCorr
  0.9BRAMX Bats Series MPairCorr
  0.72MKMTX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.9BRACX Bats Series CPairCorr
  0.77MKNKX Blackrock New YorkPairCorr
  0.79MKNJX Blackrock New JerseyPairCorr
  0.97MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.72BRCPX Blackrock ConservativePairCorr
  0.8MKPYX Blackrock PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.92BRGPX Blackrock Gwth PreparedPairCorr
  0.82BRIAX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.89MKSCX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.75MKSPX Blackrock Advantage TotalPairCorr
  0.82BRIDX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.81BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.81BRICX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.86BRMIX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.83MKWIX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.86BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.77BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.86BRMKX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.61BROKX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Blackrock Mutual Fund performing well and Blackrock Lifepath 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 Blackrock Lifepath'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.