American Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2060 and Income Fund Of is 0.71 (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 2060 and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2060 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.71AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.71AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.91ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98PGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.93ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.81CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.81CWGFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.81CWGCX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.91WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.81CWICX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.81CWIAX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  1.0FAITX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.92CFNFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.92CFNEX American Funds FundaPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.4FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.35AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.42CFAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.39RPPGX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.35FSUUX American Funds GovernmentPairCorr

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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.