Investment Correlations

ICAFX Fund  USD 56.79  0.04  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Investment Of America and Putnam Convertible Securities is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Investment 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.

Investment Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Investment Of America and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Investment Of America and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Investment Of America. 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 Investment Mutual Fund

  0.78AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.78AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.98RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.94ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.98ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88PGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.89ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.88CWGFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.88CWGCX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.88CWICX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.88CWIAX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.91FAITX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.94CFNFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.94CFNEX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.83GWPDX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.83GWPEX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.83GWPFX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.92FAWTX American Funds 2060PairCorr

Moving against Investment Mutual Fund

  0.37FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.33AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.37CFAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.37RPPGX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.33CGTCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.33CGTAX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr

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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 Investment Mutual Fund performing well and Investment 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 Investment's 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.