Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

LIPAX Fund  USD 23.80  0.21  0.89%   
The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Idx and Managed Account Series is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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 Idx and DJI is 0.45 (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 Idx and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Blackrock Lifepath Idx. 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 nation.

Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.67MKCMX Blackrock CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.8MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.65MKEFX Blackrock Eurofund ClassPairCorr
  0.62MKECX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.76MKDCX Blackrock EmergingPairCorr
  0.81MKDVX Blackrock Equity DividendPairCorr
  0.61MKGCX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr
  0.88MKILX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.69BRAMX Bats Series MPairCorr
  0.71BRACX Bats Series CPairCorr
  0.66MKNKX Blackrock New YorkPairCorr
  0.65MKNJX Blackrock New JerseyPairCorr
  0.85MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.88BRCPX Blackrock ConservativePairCorr
  0.66MKPYX Blackrock PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93BRGNX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.93BRGKX Blckrck Fds IiiPairCorr
  0.93BRGAX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.9BRIAX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.78BRHYX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.66MKSPX Blackrock Advantage TotalPairCorr
  0.89BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.7BRMIX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.7BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.98BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.7BRMKX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.8BROKX Blackrock AdvantagePairCorr
  0.82MKYHX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.81BROCX Backrock Glbl OpprtntsPairCorr
  0.8BROAX Blackrock Global OppPairCorr
  0.84BABDX Blackrock Gbl DividendPairCorr

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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 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.