American Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Funds American and Sprott Gold Equity is 0.09 (i.e., Significant 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between American Funds American and DJI is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds American and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds American. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.91AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.97AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.97AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.91AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.87FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.92RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.93AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.88RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.92AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.92AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.66RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.34FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.59AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.56ANBEX 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 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.