American Funds Correlations

CCHTX Fund  USD 21.71  0.10  0.46%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2045 and Calvert Conservative Allocation is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2045 and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2045 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.88AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.81AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.82AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.89AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.81FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.93RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.93AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.96RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.82AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.83AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.64RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.4ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.37AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr

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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.