American Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2060 and Arrow Managed Futures is 0.25 (i.e., Modest 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2060 and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak 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

  0.77AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.81RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.71AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.79AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.81RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.81RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.67TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.63TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.67TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.86FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.64TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.64TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.83RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.78AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.83RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.83RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.94RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.85AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.68RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.67AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.68TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.65TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.63TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.91RNWFX New World 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.
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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.