American Fds Correlations

SCWCX Fund  USD 53.27  0.87  1.66%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Fds Smallcap and Siit Ultra Short is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of American Fds 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 Fds Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between American Fds Smallcap and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Fds Smallcap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Fds Smallcap. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.85RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.84RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.86CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.95AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.76RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.76RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.76RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.69FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.34AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.7CEAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.68SBFFX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.67AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.65ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.62ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.62ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.61ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.61ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.45TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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