Principal Diversified Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Diversified and Intermediate Government Bond is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Principal Diversified 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 Diversified Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Principal Diversified Select and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Diversified Select 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 Diversified Select. 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 manufacturing.

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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