New Perspective Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between New Perspective and Applied Finance Explorer is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of New Perspective 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.

New Perspective Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between New Perspective Fund and DJI is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding New Perspective Fund 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 New Perspective Fund. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with New Mutual Fund

  0.78AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.78AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.86RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.7RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.87ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.94FAITX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.81GWPEX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.88CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.81CGRGX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.67RRCTX American Funds 2020PairCorr
  0.9GGPCX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.93FCJTX American Funds 2055PairCorr
  0.93FCKTX American Funds 2060PairCorr
  0.93RAFTX American Funds 2035PairCorr
  0.84RAFGX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RAHTX American Funds 2045PairCorr
  0.87RAMHX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.77RSLBX Smallcap WorldPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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