Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2055 and T Rowe Price is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no 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 2055 and DJI is 0.87 (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 2055 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Principal Lifetime 2055. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.98SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.85PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.94PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.82PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.82SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.83PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.74PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.74PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.71PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.74PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.86PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.71STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.85PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.65PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.85SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.87PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.85PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.92PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.87PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.91PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.9PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.86PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.89PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.87PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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.