Principal Lifetime Correlations

PHJEX Fund  USD 13.65  0.33  2.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Wealthbuilder Conservative Allocation is 0.32 (i.e., Weak 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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 income.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.82SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.72PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.81PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.62PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.79SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.92PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.92PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.82PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.98PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.82PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.8PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.8PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.81PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Principal Mutual Fund

  0.53PYHIX High Yield FundPairCorr
  0.32STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr

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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.