Principal Lifetime Correlations

PHJDX Fund  USD 14.41  0.01  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Old Westbury Municipal is -0.32 (i.e., Very 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.99SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.87PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.66PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.81SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.97PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.86PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.81PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.81PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.87PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.84PHJTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Principal Mutual Fund

  0.49STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.32PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr

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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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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.