Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Inverse High Yield is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.9SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.85SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.69PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.96PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.72PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.97PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.71PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.97SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.73PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.69PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.72PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.86PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.82PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.63PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.69PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.64STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.83PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.64PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.69PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.64PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.71PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.9SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.73PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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 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.