American Funds Correlations

RCMTX Fund  USD 27.17  0.13  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2055 and Goehring Rozencwajg Resources is 0.54 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2055 and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2055 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.94AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.88AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.83RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.95AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.9RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.95RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.83FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.9RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.95AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.73RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.48ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.48ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.47AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.47ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.47ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.47ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr

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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.