American Funds Correlations

DITFX Fund  USD 21.96  0.02  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2050 and Kinetics Global Fund is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak 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.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.87VFIFX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.89AALTX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.88CCITX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.89FAITX American Funds 2050PairCorr
  0.99FFFHX Fidelity Freedom 2050PairCorr
  0.87FZTKX Fidelity Freedom 2050PairCorr
  0.87FRLPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.87TRJLX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.87FIPFX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.77TRLCX Tiaa-cref Large-capPairCorr
  0.76PRDSX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.7TEGYX Mid Cap GrowthPairCorr
  0.69HFCGX Hennessy Nerstone GrowthPairCorr
  0.69CSCO Cisco Systems Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.73INTC Intel Fiscal Year End 23rd of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.61CVX Chevron Corp Fiscal Year End 7th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.72HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.73HPQ HP IncPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.45MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.4PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.38KO Coca Cola Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.33BA Boeing Fiscal Year End 29th of January 2025 PairCorr

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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.