American Funds Correlations

FWWMX Fund  USD 62.47  0.06  0.1%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Washington 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 Washington and DJI is 0.57 (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 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

  0.87AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.85AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.67RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.8RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.96RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.65RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.65RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.66RNWAX New World FundPairCorr
  0.66RNWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.86ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.81ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.81ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82PGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.97ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CWGFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CWGCX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CWICX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CWIAX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.91FAITX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.62FAKTX American Funds 2015PairCorr
  0.86CFNFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.86CFNEX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.67GWPDX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.67GWPEX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.66GWPFX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.89FAWTX American Funds 2060PairCorr

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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.