Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Idx and Goldman Sachs Technology is 0.89 (i.e., Very 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Idx and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.83MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.7MKEAX MkeaxPairCorr
  0.7MKDVX Blackrock Equity DividendPairCorr
  0.62MKFOX Blackrock Large CapPairCorr
  0.89MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.72BRIDX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.63BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.84BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.82BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.88BABDX Blackrock Gbl DividendPairCorr
  0.65BACPX Blackrock ConservativePairCorr
  0.61BAICX Blackrock Incm PtfPairCorr
  0.94BAMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.69STLFX Blackrock LifepathPairCorr
  0.81STLAX Blackrock LifepathPairCorr
  0.73STLEX Blackrock LifepathPairCorr
  0.86BSPIX Blackrock Sp 500PairCorr
  0.78BST BlackRock Science TechPairCorr
  0.86BSPSX Blackrock Sp 500PairCorr
  0.89STSEX Blackrock ExchangePairCorr
  0.71BSTSX Blackrock SciencePairCorr

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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.