Principal Lifetime Correlations

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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 0.95 (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 producer price index.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.99SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.85PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.86PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.97SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.74PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.75PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.92PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.92PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.67PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.74PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.79PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.91PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.9PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.76PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.86PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.85PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Moving against Principal Mutual Fund

  0.4STCCX 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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.