American Beacon Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Stephens and T Rowe Price is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of American Beacon 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 Beacon Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between American Beacon Stephens and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Beacon Stephens and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.86BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  1.0STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.95STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96STSRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  1.0SFMRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96AASRX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.93AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.63GHQPX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.63GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.62GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.62GHQYX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.49SSIJX American Beacon SsiPairCorr
  0.4TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.39TFBYX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.36TFBAX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.35TFBCX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.38AAERX American Beacon IntlPairCorr
  0.38AAISX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.37AAIPX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.37AAIEX American Beacon IntePairCorr

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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 Beacon 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 Beacon'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.