American Funds Correlations

AAATX Fund  USD 11.92  0.02  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2010 and Madison Diversified Income is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of American Funds 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.

American Funds Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2010 and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2010 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.83AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.84RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.74AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.74AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.95RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.83AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.73AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.69TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.67TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.7TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.95FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.67TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.67TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.74AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.74AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.85RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.65AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.75TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.75TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.76TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.85RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between American Mutual Fund performing well and American Funds 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 American Funds' 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.