American Funds Correlations

FWMMX Fund  USD 65.47  0.41  0.62%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Washington and Western Asset Municipal is -0.21 (i.e., Very 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

Average diversification

The correlation between American Funds Washington and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Washington 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 Washington. 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

  0.89AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.98AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.98AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.68RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.89AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.82FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.96RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.92AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.92AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.85RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.86RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.86RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.98AMRFX American MutualPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.44FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.61ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.61ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.6AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.6ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.6ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.6ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.45CEAMX Short Term 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.
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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.