Growth Fund Correlations

GFACX Fund  USD 65.90  0.75  1.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Growth Fund and Income Fund Of is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Growth Fund 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.

Growth Fund Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Growth Fund Of and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Growth Fund Of and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Growth Fund Of. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Growth Mutual Fund

  0.82AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.68RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.83AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.86RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.85AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.71AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.72TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.73TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.71TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.87FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.68TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.7TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.92RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.96AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.83AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.84AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.79RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.61AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.71TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.61TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.61TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.68RNWFX 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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Growth Mutual Fund performing well and Growth Fund 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 Growth Fund's 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.