American Funds Correlations

FCJTX Fund  USD 27.17  0.10  0.37%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2055 and Calamos Dynamic Convertible is 0.26 (i.e., Modest 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.

American Funds Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2055 and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2055 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.71AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.68RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.71AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.72AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.65AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.66TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.63TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.64TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.94FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.62TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.62TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.78RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.84AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.71AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.71AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.69AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.67TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.69RNWFX 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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NCIDXXAVKX
PBXIXPCNTX
PBXIXXAVKX
NCIDXPBXIX
  
High negative correlations   
ARBOXCCD
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XAVKXCCD
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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.