Amcap Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Amcap Fund Class and Smallcap World Fund is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Amcap 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.

Amcap Fund Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Amcap Fund Class and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Amcap Fund Class 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 Amcap Fund Class. 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 price.

Moving together with Amcap Mutual Fund

  0.77RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.62FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.79AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.72FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.87RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.84CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.89RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.83AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.72RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.77RNWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.77RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.77RNWHX New World FundPairCorr
  0.77RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.77RNWBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.77RNWAX New World FundPairCorr
  0.77RNWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.62CEAMX Short Term BondPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Amcap Mutual Fund performing well and Amcap 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 Amcap 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AMCPX  0.70 (0.02)(0.03) 0.03  0.96 
 1.35 
 5.26 
AMPCX  0.71  0.00 (0.01) 0.06  0.93 
 1.32 
 6.71 
PRUFX  0.96  0.02  0.03  0.08  1.07 
 1.38 
 17.71 
TRSAX  0.75 (0.18) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 1.38 
 4.97 
RRBGX  0.85 (0.09) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.49 
 8.67 
RRGSX  1.00  0.05  0.06  0.10  1.04 
 1.38 
 20.23 
PABGX  0.92 (0.16) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 1.50 
 10.73 
TBCIX  0.84 (0.09) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.50 
 7.92 
RLLGX  0.77  0.13  0.14  0.20  0.55 
 1.53 
 6.70 
SMCWX  0.77  0.13  0.15  0.20  0.54 
 1.52 
 6.89