Bond Fund Correlations

BFAFX Fund  USD 11.32  0.03  0.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between Bond Fund and American High Income is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Bond Fund 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.

Bond Fund Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Bond Fund Of and DJI is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Bond Fund Of and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Bond Mutual Fund

  0.94FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.73TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.78TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.65TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.72TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.69TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  1.0AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.73TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.63TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against Bond Mutual Fund

  0.69RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.69RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.69RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.69RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.65AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.53AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.53CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.52AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.48AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.47AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.45RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.44RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.44RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.43RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.42RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.71ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.69ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68ANFCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.54AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.53AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.49PGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.44RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.44NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.42NPFCX New PerspectivePairCorr

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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 Bond Mutual Fund performing well and Bond Fund 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 Bond Fund'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.