American Beacon Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Stephens and Bny Mellon Mid is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Beacon Stephens and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Beacon Stephens and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with AMERICAN Mutual Fund

  0.93BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.69TFBCX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.73TFBAX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.77TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  1.0STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.97STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.97STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.97STSRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96AABPX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.97AADEX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.92AADBX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  1.0SFMRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.97AAGPX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  1.0SFMIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.97AALRX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.97BWLYX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLIX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLCX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.96AASRX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.96AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.93ABCAX American BeaconPairCorr
  0.93ABCVX American BeaconPairCorr
  0.93ABCYX American BeaconPairCorr
  0.93ABCRX American BeaconPairCorr
  0.96ASVCX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.93ABCIX American BeaconPairCorr
  0.95ABCCX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.93ABECX American BeaconPairCorr

Moving against AMERICAN Mutual Fund

  0.74AAERX American Beacon IntlPairCorr
  0.74AAIPX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.74AAIEX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.74AAISX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.71GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.71GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.74ABEYX 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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High negative correlations   
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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.