Bond Fund Correlations

BFAFX Fund  USD 11.21  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Bond Fund and American High Income is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Bond Fund 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.

Bond Fund Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Bond Fund Of and DJI is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Bond Fund Of and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Bond Mutual Fund

  0.93FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.74TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.78TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.66TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.73TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.7TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  1.0AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.71TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.61TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against Bond Mutual Fund

  0.67RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.67RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.67RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.67RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.64AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.63AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.5AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.5CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.48AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.44AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.43AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.43RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.43RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.42RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.4RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.4RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.69ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.67ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.67ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66ANFCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.5AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.5AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.43RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.42RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.4NPFCX New PerspectivePairCorr

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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 Bond Mutual Fund performing well and Bond Fund 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 Bond Fund'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.