Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Diversified Bond Fund is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Principal Lifetime 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 Lifetime Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Principal Lifetime Hybrid. 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 census.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.69SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.61SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.72PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.98PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.98PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.72PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.8PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.98SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.73PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.71PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.75PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.7PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.76PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.87PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.84PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.94PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.93PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.66SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Principal Mutual Fund performing well and Principal Lifetime 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 Lifetime'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.