American Funds Correlations

BFCFX Fund  USD 9.52  0.09  0.95%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Porate and Income Fund Of is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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

Average diversification

The correlation between American Funds Porate and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Porate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.94FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.66AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.81TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.81TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.7TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.8TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.78TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.94AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.8TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.67TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.72TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.57RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.53RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.53RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.53RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.49RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.49AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.48RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.47AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.39AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.39CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.37AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.33AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.32RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.31AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.57ANFCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.57ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.57ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.55ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.37AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.36AMRMX American MutualPairCorr

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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  0.31 (0.02)(0.20) 0.08  0.31 
 0.68 
 1.81 
RNEBX  0.55 (0.07) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.27 
 3.78 
AMFCX  0.46  0.06 (0.11) 2.39  0.42 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMFFX  0.46  0.06 (0.11) 2.79  0.42 
 0.91 
 2.68 
RNCCX  0.25 (0.02)(0.31) 0.04  0.26 
 0.52 
 1.32 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.02) 0.00 (0.35) 0.00 
 0.21 
 0.84 
AMEFX  0.33  0.05 (0.17) 4.39  0.32 
 0.70 
 2.01 
RNGGX  0.66 (0.03)(0.03) 0.09  0.94 
 1.46 
 4.07 
RNGFX  0.66  0.09 (0.02) 1.96  0.96 
 1.47 
 4.06 
RNGHX  0.66 (0.03)(0.04) 0.09  0.96 
 1.47 
 4.07