American Balanced Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Balanced and Income Fund Of is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of American Balanced 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 Balanced Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Balanced Fund 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 Balanced Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.97AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.9AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.9AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.84RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.97AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.91RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.81FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.97RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.98AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.97AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.95RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.95RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.95RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.97AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.56AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.53ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr

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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 Balanced 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 Balanced'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.