American Funds Correlations

FPPPX Fund  USD 9.41  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Prese and Precious Metals And is 0.07 (i.e., Significant 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

Average diversification

The correlation between American Funds Preservation and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Preservation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.66AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.77TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.81TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.71TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.78TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.76TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.89AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.79TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.72TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.73TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.49RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.49RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.44RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.43RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.43RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.43RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.43RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.31AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.43RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.43AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.42AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr

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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.