American Funds Correlations

FBCIX Fund  USD 72.06  0.66  0.91%   
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 Capital and DJI is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Capital and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds Capital. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.76AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.81RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.73AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.77RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.7AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.85FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.68CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.68RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.73RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.72RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.67RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.72RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.67RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.72RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.66AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.71AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.86RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.81RNWFX 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.
High positive correlations   
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FHYVXBCHIX
FHYVXBBINX
BCHIXOKMUX
FHYVXOKMUX
  
High negative correlations   
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GABTXBBINX
FHYVXICAXX
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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.