American Beacon Correlations

STSRX Fund  USD 16.87  0.07  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Beacon Stephens and Ab Select Longshort is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor 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 0.87 (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

  0.81SSIJX American Beacon SsiPairCorr
  0.95BRLGX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BRLVX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.62TFBRX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.61TFBYX American Beacon TwenPairCorr
  0.97STMGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  1.0STSGX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  1.0STSIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.95AABPX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.96AADEX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.95AADBX American Beacon BalancedPairCorr
  0.97SFMRX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.9AAGPX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.97SFMIX American Beacon StephensPairCorr
  0.96AALRX American Beacon LargePairCorr
  0.97BWLYX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLRX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.92BWLIX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.98BWLCX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.97BWLAX American Beacon BridgewayPairCorr
  0.98AASRX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.98AASSX American Beacon SmallPairCorr
  0.9ABCAX American BeaconPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.71GHQIX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.71GHQPX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.71GHQRX American Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.71GHQYX Amer Beacon GarciaPairCorr
  0.33TIVFX Tocqueville IntePairCorr
  0.63AAERX American Beacon IntlPairCorr
  0.63AAIPX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.63AAIEX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.63AAISX 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.