Inflation Protection Correlations

PIFPX Fund  USD 7.32  0.01  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Inflation Protection and Tiaa Cref Mid Cap Value is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Inflation Protection 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.

Inflation Protection Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Inflation Protection Fund and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inflation Protection Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.82PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.81PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.79PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.8PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.81SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.96PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.95PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.65PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.98STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.76PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.74PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.75PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.64PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.68PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.6PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.4PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.66PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.6PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.39PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.39PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.6PHPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inflation Mutual Fund performing well and Inflation Protection 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 Inflation Protection'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.