Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2030 and Global Diversified Income is 0.57 (i.e., Very 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime 2030 and DJI is 0.91 (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 2030 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  1.0SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.99PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.99PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.96PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.97PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.97PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.9PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.99PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.9STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.62PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.96PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  1.0SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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.