American High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American High Income and Franklin Biotechnology Discovery is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of American High 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 High Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between American High Income and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American High Income 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 High Income. 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 rate.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.68RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.69FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.76AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.73RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.73RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.67RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.62RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.68RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.69RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.68RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.68RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.63RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.76AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.68RNWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68RNWHX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.62RNWBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.62RNWAX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68RNWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.86CEAMX Short Term BondPairCorr
  0.89SBFFX Short Term BondPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.33CENFX American Funds LegePairCorr
  0.33CENCX American Funds LegePairCorr
  0.33CENAX American Funds LegePairCorr
  0.32CENEX American Funds LegePairCorr

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 American Mutual Fund performing well and American High 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 High'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.