Schwab Balanced Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Balanced and Laudus Large Cap is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Schwab Balanced 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.

Schwab Balanced Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Balanced Fund and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Balanced Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Schwab Balanced Fund. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with SCHWAB Mutual Fund

  0.89LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.62SWBRX Schwab Target 2010PairCorr
  0.92SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.91SWBGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  0.94SWDRX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.85SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.87SWEGX Schwab Markettrack AllPairCorr
  0.77SWCRX Schwab Target 2020PairCorr
  0.71SWGRX Schwab Target 2015PairCorr
  0.97SWERX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.98SWIRX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  0.98SWHGX Schwab Markettrack GrowthPairCorr
  0.75SWHRX Schwab Target 2025PairCorr
  0.85SWMCX Schwab Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96SWMRX Schwab Target 2045PairCorr
  0.89SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.91SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.86SWLVX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.96SWORX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  0.96SWNRX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.96SWQRX Schwab Target 2065PairCorr
  0.96SWPRX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr
  0.84SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.83SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.82SWSCX Schwab Small CapPairCorr

Moving against SCHWAB Mutual Fund

  0.43SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.51SWHFX Schwab Health CarePairCorr
  0.31SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between SCHWAB Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Balanced 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 Schwab Balanced'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.