American Funds Correlations

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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

Average diversification

The correlation between American Funds Income and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds Income. 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 price.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.63AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.63AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.64AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.64TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.63TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.64TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  1.0FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.66TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.64TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.69CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.72RNPBX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.72RNPAX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.66RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.7RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.71RNPCX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.7RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.71RNPEX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.63AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.96RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.62TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.62TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.63TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

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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.