American Beacon Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Shapiro and American Beacon International is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of American Beacon 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 Beacon Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between American Beacon Shapiro and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Beacon Shapiro and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.79SSIJX American Beacon SsiPairCorr
  0.9BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.61TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.93STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96STSRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.95AABPX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.95AADEX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.89AADBX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.93SFMRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.95AAGPX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.93SFMIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.95AALRX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.97BWLYX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLRX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLIX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLCX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLAX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.96AASRX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.96AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.87ABCAX American BeaconPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.64GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.64GHQPX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.64GHQYX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.63GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.54AAERX American Beacon IntlPairCorr
  0.54AAIPX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.54AAIEX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.54AAISX American Beacon IntePairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between American Mutual Fund performing well and American Beacon 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 Beacon'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.