American Funds Correlations

FFFMX Fund  USD 60.46  0.09  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds American and Blrc Sgy Mnp is -0.14 (i.e., Good 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between American Funds American and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds American and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds American. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.9AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  1.0AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  1.0AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.74RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.9AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.86FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.88RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.82RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.83RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93AMRFX American MutualPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.35FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.58AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.56ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.56CWBFX Capital World BondPairCorr

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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.