American Beacon Correlations

AASRX Fund  USD 29.21  0.24  0.81%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Small and Blackrock Sm Cap is 0.98 (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 Small and DJI is 0.88 (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 Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Beacon Small. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.79SSIJX American Beacon SsiPairCorr
  0.92BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.95STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98STSRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.94AABPX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.96AADEX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.94AADBX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.95SFMRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.89AAGPX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.95SFMIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96AALRX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.97BWLYX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLRX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.91BWLIX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLCX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLAX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  1.0AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.89ABCAX American BeaconPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.73GHQPX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.72GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.72GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.72GHQYX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.37TIVFX Tocqueville IntePairCorr
  0.66AAIPX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.65AAERX American Beacon IntlPairCorr
  0.65AAIEX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.65AAISX American Beacon IntePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
WMCVXMDSKX
RTOUXMDSKX
HUDEXRTOUX
WMCVXRTOUX
HUDEXMDSKX
WMCVXHUDEX
  
High negative correlations   
MDBLXHUDEX
MDBLXMDSKX
MDBLXRTOUX
MDBLXWMCVX
DTICXHUDEX
DTICXRTOUX

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.