American High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American High Income and Bond Fund Of is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of American High 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 High Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between American High Income and DJI is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American High Income 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
  0.68RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.67AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.73AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.83RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.67FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.83AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.79AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.72TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.68TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.81TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.86FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.75TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.77TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.73AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.67AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.83TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.86TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.83TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.69RNWFX 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 High 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 High'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.