Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

LPJRX Fund  USD 15.60  0.91  5.51%   
The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath and Blackrock California Municipal is 0.06 (i.e., Significant 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic and DJI is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic 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 Dynamic. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.67MKCMX Blackrock CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.88MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.93BRAPX Blackrock Aggressive Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.67MKMTX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr
  0.67MKNKX Blackrock New YorkPairCorr
  0.66MKNJX Blackrock New JerseyPairCorr
  0.9MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.76BRCPX Blackrock ConservativePairCorr
  0.68MKPYX Blackrock PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.97BRGPX Blackrock Gwth PreparedPairCorr
  0.72BRIAX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.74BRHYX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.66MKSCX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.75BRIDX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.75BRIEX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.72BRICX Blackrock RetirementPairCorr
  0.94BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr

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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   
MKGCXMKDVX
MKDCXMKEFX
MKILXMKEFX
MKDCXMKECX
BRAPXMKCPX
MKECXMKEFX
  
High negative correlations   
MKFOXMKDCX
MKFOXMKECX
MKFOXMKEFX
MKFOXMKGCX
MKFOXMKDVX
BRAPXMKDCX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
MKCMX  0.14 (0.02) 0.00  0.65  0.00 
 0.34 
 1.08 
MKCPX  0.36 (0.09) 0.00 (0.24) 0.00 
 0.73 
 4.58 
MKEFX  0.80 (0.08) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.52 
 6.83 
MKECX  0.68 (0.17) 0.00 (0.32) 0.00 
 1.13 
 4.57 
MKDCX  0.75 (0.05) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 1.69 
 5.08 
MKDVX  0.55 (0.14) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 0.98 
 7.49 
MKGCX  0.68 (0.16) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 0.88 
 12.71 
MKFOX  0.77  0.10  0.06  0.15  1.12 
 1.61 
 6.11 
MKILX  0.67 (0.06) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.23 
 5.32 
BRAPX  0.53 (0.12) 0.00 (0.29) 0.00 
 1.01 
 3.62