American High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American High Income and Us Government Securities is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of American High 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 High Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between American High Income and DJI is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American High Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.67FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.72AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.65RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.67RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.66RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.66RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.66RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.69RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.72AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.62RNWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.64RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.64RNWHX New World FundPairCorr
  0.64RNWBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.64RNWAX New World FundPairCorr
  0.62RNWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.88CEAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.84SBFFX Short Term BondPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.43CENFX American Funds LegePairCorr
  0.42CENAX American Funds LegePairCorr
  0.39CENCX American Funds LegePairCorr
  0.37CENEX American Funds LegePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between American Mutual Fund performing well and American High 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 High's 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.