American Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Tax and Old Westbury Municipal is 0.28 (i.e., Modest 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 Tax Advantaged and DJI is 0.46 (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 Tax Advantaged and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.77AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.9RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.87AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.86RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.79AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.84RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.84RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.81TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.79TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.78TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.84FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.77TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.75TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.85RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.86AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.86AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.87RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.87RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.87RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.87RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.87AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.71AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.66TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.89RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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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.