Principal Lifetime Correlations

PTBAX Fund  USD 12.34  0.05  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2020 and Strategic Asset Management is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime 2020 and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime 2020 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 2020. 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 nation.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.94SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.8SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.68PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.66PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.7SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.68PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.69PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.93SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.89SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.76PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.74PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.72PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.72PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.71PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.79PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.8PHJQX 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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PFIPXPFIJX
PFIPXPFIFX
SACAXSABPX
PFISXPFIEX
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High negative correlations   
PFISXSAGPX
PFIEXSAGPX
PFISXSACAX
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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.