American Funds Correlations

FWWNX Fund  USD 79.93  0.34  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds New and Income Fund Of is 0.72 (i.e., 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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds New. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.87AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  1.0RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.73AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.88AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.89FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.61RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.61RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.61RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.61RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.72AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.67TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.67TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.67TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  1.0RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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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.