American Funds Correlations

CGPEX Fund  USD 26.11  0.10  0.38%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Growth and Eagle Mlp Strategy is 0.28 (i.e., Modest 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 weak diversification

The correlation between American Funds Growth and DJI is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Growth 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 Growth. 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 income.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.67AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.82RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.73AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.73AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.67AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.81RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.62AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.66TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.65TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.62TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.88FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.61TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.61TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.8RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.84AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.72AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.65AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.82RNWFX 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.
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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.