American Funds Correlations

REGTX Fund  USD 22.05  0.14  0.64%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2040 and Income Fund Of is 0.04 (i.e., Significant 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

Average diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2040 and DJI is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2040 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.83AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.88AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.68RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.83AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.94RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.88AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.79AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.71RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.46ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.45ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.45ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.45ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.45ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.44AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AMECX  0.30 (0.01)(0.21) 0.07  0.26 
 0.66 
 1.81 
RNEBX  0.52  0.06 (0.06) 18.24  0.58 
 1.27 
 3.78 
AMFCX  0.42  0.02 (0.16) 0.35  0.35 
 0.84 
 2.68 
AMFFX  0.42  0.03 (0.16) 0.37  0.34 
 0.83 
 2.68 
RNCCX  0.23 (0.02)(0.30) 0.04  0.23 
 0.52 
 1.32 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.02) 0.00 (0.57) 0.00 
 0.21 
 0.74 
AMEFX  0.31 (0.01)(0.21) 0.07  0.27 
 0.66 
 1.81 
RNGGX  0.62  0.15  0.07  1.26  0.62 
 1.46 
 4.07 
RNGFX  0.61  0.04  0.03  0.16  0.68 
 1.39 
 4.01 
RNGHX  0.62  0.15  0.07  1.25  0.62 
 1.47 
 4.07