American Funds Correlations

RBCTX Fund  USD 13.46  0.02  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2020 and Aqr Long Short Equity is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2020 and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2020 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.84AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.87RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.88AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.93RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.84AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.69TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.69TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.63TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.93FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.63TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.62TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.9RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.9AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.63RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.75AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.87RNWFX 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 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.