American Funds Correlations

GWPDX Fund  USD 27.29  0.16  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Growth and Short Precious Metals is -0.34 (i.e., Very good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between American Funds Growth and DJI is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Growth 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 American Funds Growth. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.91AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.93AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.94AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.65RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.92RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.77FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.99RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.85RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  1.0ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.84NPFCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.85NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.95PGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.85ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.98BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.8CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.8CWGFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.87CWGCX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.98WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.88CWIFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.79CWICX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.93RPEBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.74FAETX American Funds 2030PairCorr
  0.98FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.9FAJTX American Funds 2055PairCorr
  0.94CFNAX American Funds FundaPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.69AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.66ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.62CWBFX Capital World BondPairCorr
  0.4FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.64CFAAX Bond 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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INIVXEKWCX
EPGFXEKWCX
EPGFXINIVX
  
High negative correlations   
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INIVXSPPSX
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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.