Washington Mutual Correlations

CWMAX Fund  USD 63.79  0.18  0.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Washington Mutual and Income Fund Of is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Washington Mutual 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.

Washington Mutual Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Washington Mutual Investors 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 Washington Mutual Investors and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Washington Mutual Fund

  0.91AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.89RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.93AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.94RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.93RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.7TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.68TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.66TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.93FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.65TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.93AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.94RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.71AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.89RNWHX New World FundPairCorr
  0.89RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.89RNWBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.89RNWAX New World FundPairCorr
  0.67CDWEX American Funds DevelopingPairCorr
  0.72CDWCX American Funds DevelopingPairCorr
  0.85ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.84ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.84ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.86ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.96ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.93ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95NPFCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.94NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr

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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 Washington Mutual Fund performing well and Washington Mutual 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 Washington Mutual'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.