American Funds Correlations

CCFTX Fund  USD 19.50  0.12  0.62%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2035 and Income Fund Of is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2035 and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2035 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.95AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.74RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.94AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.95RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.95AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.89RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.89AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.75RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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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  0.32 (0.01)(0.18) 0.10  0.30 
 0.70 
 2.01 
RNEBX  0.56 (0.07) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.27 
 3.78 
AMFCX  0.46 (0.02)(0.12) 0.09  0.42 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMFFX  0.46 (0.02)(0.11) 0.09  0.42 
 0.91 
 2.68 
RNCCX  0.25 (0.02)(0.31) 0.05  0.26 
 0.52 
 1.42 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.01) 0.00  0.43  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.84 
AMEFX  0.33 (0.01)(0.18) 0.10  0.32 
 0.70 
 2.01 
RNGGX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.96 
 1.46 
 4.07 
RNGFX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.97 
 1.47 
 4.06 
RNGHX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.96 
 1.47 
 4.07