American Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Prese and Ab Value Fund is -0.09 (i.e., Good 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 Preservation and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Preservation 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 Preservation. 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

  1.0FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.61AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.75TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.79TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.68TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.75TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.73TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.94AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.78TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.71TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.69TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.52RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.52RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.51RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.37AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.36AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.52RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.5AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.5AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.38AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.37AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.35CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr

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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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PRNHXBOSVX
LANIXPRNHX
BOSVXABVCX
  
High negative correlations   
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REVAXBOSVX
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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.