Amcap Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Amcap Fund Class and Conservative Balanced Allocation is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Amcap Fund 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.

Amcap Fund Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Amcap Fund Class and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Amcap Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Amcap Mutual Fund

  0.82AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.67RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.84AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.84AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.82AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.73AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.76TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.75TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.73TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.89FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.72TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.72TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.94RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.99AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.85AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.85AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.83RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.64AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.73TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.64TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.64TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.68RNWFX 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Amcap Mutual Fund performing well and Amcap Fund 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 Amcap Fund'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.