American Funds Correlations

RNCCX Fund  USD 13.58  0.04  0.30%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Income and T Rowe Price is 0.78 (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.

American Funds Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between American Funds Income and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak 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.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.9AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.83AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.83AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.94FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.88RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.82CDWFX American Funds DevelopingPairCorr
  0.75ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.88ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88ANWFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.95FAUTX American Funds 2040PairCorr
  0.82CGTCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.79CGVGX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.87RRPPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.93FCJTX American Funds 2055PairCorr
  0.83RRQPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.89RROPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.95AAGTX American Funds 2040PairCorr
  0.8ABALX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.78ABNFX Bond FundPairCorr
  0.9RCWGX Capital World BondPairCorr
  0.88FFPNX American Funds NewPairCorr
  0.88REGAX American Funds EmergingPairCorr
  0.86REJTX American Funds 2015PairCorr
  0.92RERFX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.84RWIGX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.75RFNFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.92AEPGX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.92AEPFX Europacific GrowthPairCorr
  0.81USGFX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.74RGAGX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.72RGACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.86RGTFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.81RGVAX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.83RGVCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.81RGVJX 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 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.