American Funds Correlations

RFNFX Fund  USD 84.62  0.81  0.97%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Funda and Arrow Managed Futures is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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 Fundamental and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Fundamental 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 Fundamental. 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

  0.77AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.81RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.9AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.9AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.96RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.86RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.86RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.85RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.86RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.65TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.81AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.81RNWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.9ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.85ANFCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.65TFEBX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.93ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82BALCX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.85CWGIX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.92WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.84CWICX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CWMAX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.64GVTFX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.89FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.64FAX Aberdeen Asia PacificPairCorr
  0.87CFIHX Capital Income BuilderPairCorr
  0.85TYIFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.98GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.81SCWFX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.89CGFFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.79CGPEX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.66CGTFX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.68CGTCX 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.