Tiaa-cref Lifecycle Correlations

TLFPX Fund  USD 18.57  0.08  0.43%   
The current 90-days correlation between Tiaa Cref Lifecycle and Tiaa Cref Emerging Markets is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Tiaa-cref Lifecycle 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.

Tiaa-cref Lifecycle Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Tiaa Cref Lifecycle Index and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Tiaa Cref Lifecycle Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund

  0.89TEDNX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.89TEDLX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.89TEDHX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.9TEDVX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.89TEDTX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.9TEDPX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.71TFITX Tiaa Cref LifecyclePairCorr
  0.73TIBEX Tiaa Cref IntlPairCorr
  0.72TIBNX Tiaa Cref IntlPairCorr

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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   
TEDLXTEDNX
TEDHXTEDNX
TEDTXTEDNX
TEDPXTEDNX
TEDHXTEDLX
TEDTXTEDLX
  
High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Tiaa-cref Mutual Fund performing well and Tiaa-cref Lifecycle 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 Tiaa-cref Lifecycle'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
TEDNX  0.16  0.01 (0.58) 0.72  0.03 
 0.34 
 1.27 
TEDLX  0.16  0.01 (0.57) 0.72  0.02 
 0.34 
 1.27 
TEDHX  0.16  0.01 (0.52) 0.58  0.06 
 0.34 
 1.38 
TEDVX  0.16  0.01 (0.51) 0.43  0.00 
 0.34 
 1.27 
TEDTX  0.17  0.01 (0.59) 0.62  0.03 
 0.34 
 1.27 
TEDPX  0.16  0.01 (0.54) 0.29  0.05 
 0.34 
 1.15 
TEIHX  0.53  0.14  0.03  1.62  0.49 
 1.08 
 4.12 
TEMLX  0.80 (0.07) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.69 
 6.03 
TEMHX  0.81 (0.07) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.69 
 6.03 
TEMVX  0.81 (0.06) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.68 
 6.10