Schwab Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Target 2050 and Schwab Target 2040 is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Schwab Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Schwab Target 2050 and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Target 2050 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.67SWANX Schwab E EquityPairCorr
  0.7SWASX Schwab Global RealPairCorr
  0.97SWDRX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.85SWDSX Schwab Dividend EquityPairCorr
  0.83SWERX Schwab Target 2040PairCorr
  0.93SWIRX Schwab Target 2035PairCorr
  0.97SWMRX Schwab Target 2045PairCorr
  0.62SWLGX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.66SWLSX Schwab Large CapPairCorr
  0.95SWORX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  0.96SWNRX Schwab Target 2050PairCorr
  0.97SWQRX Schwab Target 2065PairCorr
  0.81SWPPX Schwab Sp 500PairCorr
  0.78SWTSX Schwab Total StockPairCorr
  0.88SWYBX Schwab Target 2015PairCorr
  0.97SWYEX Schwab Target 2030PairCorr
  0.91SWYDX Schwab Target 2025PairCorr
  0.83SWYAX Schwab Target 2010PairCorr
  1.0SWYJX Schwab Target 2055PairCorr
  1.0SWYNX Schwab Target 2060PairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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