American Funds Correlations

FINFX Fund  USD 80.89  1.20  1.51%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Funda and Income Fund Of is 0.81 (i.e., Very 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between American Funds Fundamental and DJI is 0.49 (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 Fundamental 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 Fundamental. 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 census.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.94RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  1.0ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.94ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89PGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.89ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.72CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.72CWGFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.73CWGCX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.73CWICX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.72CWIAX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.91FAITX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  1.0CFNFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  1.0CFNEX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.85GWPDX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.85GWPEX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.85GWPFX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.93FAWTX American Funds 2060PairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.43FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.43AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.41ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.45CGTAX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.43CFAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.43RPPGX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.43CGTCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.38FBOFX American FundsPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
AMEFXAMECX
RNCCXREJTX
RNCCXAMECX
AMEFXRNCCX
RNGGXREITX
RNCCXAMFCX
  
High negative correlations   
RNGGXFPPPX
REITXFPPPX

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.