Bond Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Bond Fund and American High Income is 0.47 (i.e., Very 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Bond Fund Of and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

  0.95FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.7TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.64TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.97AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.76TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.67TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.67TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against Bond Mutual Fund

  0.59RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.59RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.59RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.59RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.49RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.47AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.46AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.36AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.36CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.33AMFCX American Mutual Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.63ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.52ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.48ANFCX 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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.