American Funds Correlations

CGVHX Fund  USD 24.34  0.14  0.58%   
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 Global and DJI is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Global 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 Global. 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 rate.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.68AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.63RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.69AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.69AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.71RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.67AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.67RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.84FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.67RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.76RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.68AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.69RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.65RNWFX 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.