American Century Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Century Heritage and Bbh Intermediate Municipal is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of American Century 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 Century Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Century Heritage and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Century Heritage and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.9AMDVX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.97AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.94AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.91TWADX Value Fund APairCorr
  0.93TWCCX Ultra Fund CPairCorr
  0.93TWCAX Select Fund APairCorr
  0.9TWCIX Select Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.91TWCGX Growth Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.9AMVYX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.89AMVRX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.77TWBIX Balanced Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.9AMVGX Mid Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.88TWEAX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.89TWEIX Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.93TWCUX Ultra Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.94TWGIX Growth Fund IPairCorr
  0.98TWHIX Heritage Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.94TWRCX Growth Fund CPairCorr
  0.77TWSCX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.91TWSAX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.88TWSMX Strategic Allocation:PairCorr
  0.93TWSIX Select Fund IPairCorr
  0.91TWVLX Value Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.96TWUAX Ultra Fund APairCorr
  0.96TWUIX Ultra Fund IPairCorr
  0.7NPHIX High Income FundPairCorr
  0.96ANORX Small Cap GrowthPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.73CDBCX Diversified BondPairCorr
  0.73TWACX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.69TWARX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.68TWAVX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.6TWGAX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.6TWIEX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.81ANVRX American Century NonPairCorr
  0.8ANTGX Nt Non IntrinsicPairCorr
  0.64TWUOX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.63TWUSX Short Term GovernmentPairCorr
  0.6TGRIX International GrowthPairCorr
  0.49ANTMX Nt International SmallPairCorr

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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 Century 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 Century'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.