American High-income Correlations

ABHFX Fund  USD 15.50  0.06  0.39%   
The current 90-days correlation between American High Income and Tax Exempt Bond is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of American High-income 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 High-income Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between American High Income Municipal and DJI is -0.31 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American High Income Municipal and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.68FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  1.0AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.95TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.94TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.98TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.97TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.98TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.95TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.98TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.98TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between American Mutual Fund performing well and American High-income 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 High-income'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.