American Funds Correlations

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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 Inflation and DJI is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Inflation 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 Inflation. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.86AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.78RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.76AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.8AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.81AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.71TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.7TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.69TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.86FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.69TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.68TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.78RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.77AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.77AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.81RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.84RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.81RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.71AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.8AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.81RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.92AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.75TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.64TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.65TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.77RNWFX 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.