Pfg American Correlations

PFCOX Fund  USD 9.69  0.01  0.10%   
The current 90-days correlation between Pfg American Funds and Putnman Retirement Ready is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Pfg American 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.

Pfg American Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Pfg American Funds and DJI is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Pfg American Funds and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Pfg Mutual Fund

  0.99PFADX Riskproreg Pfg 0PairCorr
  0.95PFDOX Riskproreg DynamicPairCorr
  0.97PFFBX Pfg Fidelity InstituPairCorr
  0.77PFTSX Pfg Tactical IncomePairCorr
  0.74FASIX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.75FTIWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.8FTDWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.76FTAWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.73FIKVX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.82FTCWX Fidelity Asset ManagerPairCorr
  0.86VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.83PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.79BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr
  0.68KF Korea ClosedPairCorr

Moving against Pfg Mutual Fund

  0.67PIPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.67COVRX Columbia VertiblePairCorr
  0.47FSBDX Fidelity Series BluePairCorr
  0.45SPGSX State Street Premier Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.42OLGCX Jpmorgan Large CapPairCorr
  0.37DREQX Dreyfus Research GrowthPairCorr
  0.36TFAQX Tfa QuantitativePairCorr
  0.36HMSFX Hennessy Bp MidstreamPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Pfg Mutual Fund performing well and Pfg American 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 Pfg American'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.