American Funds Correlations

ANBGX Fund  USD 9.16  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Strategic and T Rowe Price is 0.17 (i.e., Average 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between American Funds Strategic and DJI is 0.03 (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 price.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.73FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.78AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.61AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.61TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.61TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.68TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.66TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.67TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.74RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.8AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.88TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.92TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.92TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.56RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.55RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.5RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.49RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.48RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.63AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.56RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.56AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr

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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.