American Beacon Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Stephens and Blackrock Sm Cap is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Beacon Stephens and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very 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

  0.87SSIJX American Beacon SsiPairCorr
  0.95BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.98BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.63TFBCX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.68TFBAX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.73TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.7TFBYX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.97STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  1.0STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  1.0STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96STSRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.92AABPX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.97AADEX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.97AADBX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.92AAGPX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.97SFMIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.97AALRX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.98BWLYX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.98BWLRX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.94BWLIX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.98BWLCX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.98BWLAX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.99AASRX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.99AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.92ABCAX American BeaconPairCorr
  0.93ABCVX American BeaconPairCorr
  0.93ABCYX American BeaconPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.68GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.68GHQPX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.37TIVFX Tocqueville IntePairCorr
  0.68GHQYX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.67AAIPX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.66AAERX American Beacon IntlPairCorr
  0.66AAIEX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.66AAISX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.62GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.66ABEYX 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.