American Funds Correlations

CCGTX Fund  USD 20.98  0.13  0.62%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2040 and T Rowe Price is 0.66 (i.e., Poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2040 and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2040 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.93AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.84AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.84AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.84RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.93AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.82FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.87RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.93AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.97RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.84AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.74RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.42ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.41ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.41ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.41ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.41ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.4AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr

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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.