American Funds Correlations

AANTX Fund  USD 18.64  0.13  0.70%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2060 and Income Fund Of is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor 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 poor diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2060 and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2060 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.96AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.66RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.96AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.96AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.86RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.96AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.96RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.96AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.96AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.8RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.68RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.5AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.47ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.47ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.47ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.46ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.46ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr

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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 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AMECX  0.32 (0.01)(0.18) 0.10  0.30 
 0.70 
 2.01 
RNEBX  0.56 (0.07) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.27 
 3.78 
AMFCX  0.46 (0.02)(0.12) 0.09  0.42 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMFFX  0.46 (0.02)(0.11) 0.09  0.42 
 0.91 
 2.68 
RNCCX  0.25 (0.02)(0.31) 0.05  0.26 
 0.52 
 1.42 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.01) 0.00  0.43  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.84 
AMEFX  0.33 (0.01)(0.18) 0.10  0.32 
 0.70 
 2.01 
RNGGX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.96 
 1.46 
 4.07 
RNGFX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.97 
 1.47 
 4.06 
RNGHX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.96 
 1.47 
 4.07