Blackrock Lifepath Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Blackrock Lifepath and Blackrock California Municipal is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Blackrock Lifepath 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.

Blackrock Lifepath Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic 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 Blackrock Lifepath Dynamic. 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 Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.96MKCPX Blackrock BalancedPairCorr
  0.87MKFOX Blackrock Large CapPairCorr
  0.99BRAPX Blackrock AggressivePairCorr
  0.93MKLOX Blackrock Global AllPairCorr
  0.76BRBCX Blackrock TacticalPairCorr
  0.88BRGNX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.94BRGPX Blackrock Gwth PreparedPairCorr
  0.88BRGKX Blckrck Fds IiiPairCorr
  0.88BRGAX Blckrck Fdsiii RssllPairCorr
  0.79BRHYX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.81MKSCX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.85MKSPX Blackrock Advantage TotalPairCorr
  0.77BRMIX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.77BRMAX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr
  0.76BRMPX Blackrock ModeratePairCorr
  0.77BRMKX Blackrock Midcap IndexPairCorr

Moving against Blackrock Mutual Fund

  0.37MKECX Blackrock FundsPairCorr
  0.55BRECX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.55BREAX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.54BREKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.41MKWIX Blackrock StrategicPairCorr

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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   
BRAPXMKCPX
MKGCXMKDVX
BRAPXMKFOX
MKECXMKEFX
MKDCXMKEFX
MKILXMKEFX
  
High negative correlations   
MKFOXMKECX
MKFOXMKEFX
MKFOXMKDCX
BRAPXMKECX
BRAPXMKDCX
MKILXMKDVX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Blackrock Mutual Fund performing well and Blackrock Lifepath 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 Blackrock Lifepath'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
MKCMX  0.12  0.00 (0.36) 0.17  0.18 
 0.34 
 1.00 
MKCPX  0.29  0.01 (0.15) 0.12  0.21 
 0.80 
 2.21 
MKEFX  0.84 (0.06) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.63 
 6.83 
MKECX  0.63 (0.10) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 1.15 
 4.15 
MKDCX  0.76 (0.02)(0.09) 0.00  0.93 
 1.69 
 5.08 
MKDVX  0.51 (0.12) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 0.93 
 7.49 
MKGCX  0.64 (0.15) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 1.08 
 13.22 
MKFOX  0.72  0.07  0.04  0.18  0.90 
 1.81 
 5.49 
MKILX  0.68 (0.04)(0.09) 0.01  0.89 
 1.31 
 5.13 
BRAPX  0.39  0.01 (0.07) 0.11  0.35 
 1.01 
 2.96