American Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Funds and Old Westbury Municipal is 0.62 (i.e., Poor 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between American Funds The and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds The 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 The. 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 persons.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.76AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.71RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.76AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.76AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.87TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.87TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.85TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.81FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.85TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.85TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.76RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.78AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.78AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.8RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.73AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.73AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.7RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.98AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.82TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.71TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.73TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.71RNWFX 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.
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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.