American Beacon Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Small and American Beacon International is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of American Beacon 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 Beacon Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between American Beacon Small and DJI is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Beacon Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.94BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.76BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.95STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98STSRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.69TIVFX Tocqueville InternationalPairCorr
  0.66AABPX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.71AADEX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.65AADBX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.93SFMRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.71AAGPX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.93SFMIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.71AALRX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.76BWLYX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.76BWLRX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.76BWLIX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.76BWLCX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.76BWLAX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.93AASRX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  1.0AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.66SSIJX American Beacon SsiPairCorr
  0.63GHQPX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.63GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.63GHQYX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.62GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.56TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.55TFBYX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.54TFBAX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.52TFBCX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.32TFGIX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.32TFGYX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.32TFSAX American Beacon FundsPairCorr
  0.31TFGPX American Beacon TwenPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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