Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2030 and Strategic Asset Management is -0.15 (i.e., 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime 2030 and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.89SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.88PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.79PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.99PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.89SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.88SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.94PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.88PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.87PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.94PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.76PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.81STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.83PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.64PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.63PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.89SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.79SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.88PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.88PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.87PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.79PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.88PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.88PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJYX 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SABPX  0.30  0.07 (0.10)(0.55) 0.22 
 0.70 
 2.67 
SACAX  0.41  0.09 (0.05)(0.44) 0.45 
 0.99 
 3.83 
SAGPX  0.38  0.00 (0.06) 0.10  0.39 
 0.92 
 3.29 
PFIJX  0.18  0.02 (0.27) 0.19  0.00 
 0.40 
 1.20 
PFIEX  0.54  0.03  0.01  0.15  0.59 
 1.07 
 3.64 
PFIFX  0.17  0.04 (0.30)(0.91) 0.00 
 0.40 
 1.27 
PFISX  0.56  0.00 (0.04) 0.11  0.70 
 1.11 
 4.01 
PFIPX  0.18  0.02 (0.28) 0.19  0.00 
 0.47 
 1.19 
SAIPX  0.21  0.05 (0.21)(0.66) 0.00 
 0.53 
 1.67 
PFLJX  0.42  0.09 (0.05)(0.49) 0.48 
 1.03 
 3.92