American Beacon Correlations

ACBYX Fund  USD 16.52  0.03  0.18%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Balanced and American Beacon International is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between American Beacon Balanced and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Beacon Balanced 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 Balanced. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.87SSIJX American Beacon SsiPairCorr
  0.93BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.68TFBCX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.69TFBAX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.72TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.71TFBYX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.95STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.95STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.9STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.95STSRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  1.0AABPX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.98AADEX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  1.0AADBX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.95SFMRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98AAGPX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.95SFMIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.98AALRX 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
  0.93AASRX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.93AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.93ABCAX American BeaconPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.66GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.65GHQPX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.65GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.65GHQYX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.54AAIPX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.53AAERX American Beacon IntlPairCorr
  0.53AAIEX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.53AAISX 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.