Schwab Balanced Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Balanced and Us Small Cap is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Schwab Balanced 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.

Schwab Balanced Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Balanced Fund and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Balanced Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Schwab Balanced Fund. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.9LGILX Laudus Large CapPairCorr
  0.66SWBRX Schwab Target 2010PairCorr
  0.93SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.92SWBGX Schwab MarkettrackPairCorr
  0.96SWDRX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.87SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.97SWEGX Schwab Markettrack AllPairCorr
  0.81SWCRX Schwab Target 2020PairCorr
  0.76SWGRX Schwab Target 2015PairCorr
  0.98SWERX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.99SWIRX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  0.99SWHGX Schwab Markettrack GrowthPairCorr
  0.86SWHRX Schwab Target 2025PairCorr
  0.86SWMCX Schwab Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98SWMRX Schwab Target 2045PairCorr
  0.89SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.92SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.87SWLVX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.97SWORX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  0.98SWNRX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.97SWQRX Schwab Target 2065PairCorr
  0.97SWPRX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr
  0.91SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.84SWSSX Schwab Small CapPairCorr
  0.83SWSCX Schwab Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.54SWHFX Schwab Health CarePairCorr
  0.44SWAGX Schwab Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.36SWSBX Schwab Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Balanced 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 Schwab Balanced'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.