American Funds Correlations

RFGTX Fund  USD 21.40  0.14  0.66%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2040 and Income Fund Of is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak 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 poor diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2040 and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2040 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.7RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.76RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.74RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.84AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.87RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.86RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.86RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.86RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.87RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.86RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.87RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.61RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AMECX  0.39 (0.11) 0.00 (0.19) 0.00 
 0.66 
 5.01 
RNEBX  0.56 (0.11) 0.00 (0.31) 0.00 
 1.00 
 5.40 
AMFCX  0.50 (0.12) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 0.84 
 6.86 
AMFFX  0.50 (0.12) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 0.83 
 6.99 
RNCCX  0.25 (0.04) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 0.52 
 2.14 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.02) 0.00 (1.68) 0.00 
 0.21 
 0.75 
AMEFX  0.39 (0.11) 0.00 (0.19) 0.00 
 0.66 
 5.05 
RNGGX  0.82 (0.10) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.35 
 11.08 
RNGFX  0.82 (0.10) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.35 
 11.00 
RNGHX  0.82 (0.10) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.34 
 11.07