American Funds Correlations

CCITX Fund  USD 20.99  0.10  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2050 and Calvert Short Duration is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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 2050 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 2050 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 Funds 2050. 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 estimate.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.89AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.66RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.87AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.96AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.88RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.88RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.95AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.99RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.99RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.67RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.48AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.45ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.44ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.44ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.44ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.44ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr

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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.