American Funds Correlations

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The correlation of American Funds 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 Funds Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2025 and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2025 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.7AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.75RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.7AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.88RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.96FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.75RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.74RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.74RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.75RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.74RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.65AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.65AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.72RNWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNWHX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNWGX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNWAX New World FundPairCorr
  0.72RNWCX New World FundPairCorr
  0.68CDWEX American Funds DevelopingPairCorr

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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 Funds 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 Funds' 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 (0.02)(0.20) 0.08  0.32 
 0.68 
 1.81 
RNEBX  0.54 (0.01) 0.00  0.40  0.00 
 1.27 
 3.78 
AMFCX  0.46  0.06 (0.10) 2.77  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.68 
AMFFX  0.46  0.06 (0.10) 3.19  0.43 
 0.90 
 2.68 
RNCCX  0.25 (0.02)(0.28) 0.07  0.25 
 0.52 
 1.32 
FPPPX  0.11 (0.02) 0.00 (0.29) 0.00 
 0.21 
 0.84 
AMEFX  0.33 (0.01)(0.19) 0.08  0.33 
 0.68 
 1.81 
RNGGX  0.66  0.08 (0.02) 1.67  0.95 
 1.46 
 4.07 
RNGFX  0.67 (0.01)(0.02) 0.10  0.93 
 1.47 
 4.06 
RNGHX  0.66  0.08 (0.02) 1.66  0.93 
 1.47 
 4.07