American Funds Correlations

PGGFX Fund  USD 23.68  0.01  0.04%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Global and American Funds Growth is -0.01 (i.e., 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 Global and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Global and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds Global. 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 census.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.93AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.74RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.93AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.87FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.88RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.66RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.95ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.91BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.91BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.89CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.89CWGFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.98CWGCX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.98CWIFX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.99RPEBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.89CFNAX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.96GWPAX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.9GWPCX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.9GWPFX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.89GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.84GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.79SCWCX American Fds SmallcapPairCorr
  0.98FBAFX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.84CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.84CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.89CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.89CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.98FBONX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.96CGRGX American Funds GrowthPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.52AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.43ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.41CWBFX Capital World BondPairCorr
  0.52CGTCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.52CGTAX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.51CFAAX 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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High negative correlations   
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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.