American Fds Correlations

SCWCX Fund  USD 57.91  0.89  1.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Fds Smallcap and Income Fund Of is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of American Fds 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 Fds Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Fds Smallcap and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Fds Smallcap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Fds Smallcap. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.83AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.68RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.81AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.8AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.87RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.83AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.79RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.8AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.8AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.91RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.8AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.8AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.85RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.69RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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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 Fds 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 Fds' 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  0.32 (0.01)(0.18) 0.10  0.30 
 0.70 
 2.01 
RNEBX  0.56 (0.07) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.27 
 3.78 
AMFCX  0.46 (0.02)(0.12) 0.09  0.42 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMFFX  0.46 (0.02)(0.11) 0.09  0.42 
 0.91 
 2.68 
RNCCX  0.25 (0.02)(0.31) 0.05  0.26 
 0.52 
 1.42 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.01) 0.00  0.43  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.84 
AMEFX  0.33 (0.01)(0.18) 0.10  0.32 
 0.70 
 2.01 
RNGGX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.96 
 1.46 
 4.07 
RNGFX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.97 
 1.47 
 4.06 
RNGHX  0.67 (0.04)(0.04) 0.08  0.96 
 1.47 
 4.07