American Funds Correlations

ANBFX Fund  USD 9.16  0.05  0.54%   
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

Significant diversification

The correlation between American Funds Strategic and DJI is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Strategic and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds Strategic. 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 census.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.81AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.71RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.99FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.81AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.82AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.63TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.63TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.71TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.72FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.69TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.7TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.77RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.99AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.89TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.92TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.92TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.52RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.5RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.5RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.5RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.5RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.45RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.6AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.59AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.51RNNEX New Economy 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.
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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.