Principal Capital Correlations

CMNWX Fund  USD 76.89  1.34  1.77%   
The current 90-days correlation between Principal Capital and Equity Income Fund is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Principal Capital 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 Capital Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Principal Capital Appreciation and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Capital Appreciation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Principal Capital Appreciation. 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 housing.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.77SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.75SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.79PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.94PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.79SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.85SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.74PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.81PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.81PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.81PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Principal Mutual Fund

  0.47PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.47PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.46PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.43PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.39PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.71PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.6STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.43PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.42PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.37PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr

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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 Principal Mutual Fund performing well and Principal Capital 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 Capital'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.