American Funds Correlations

FSUGX Fund  USD 11.91  0.03  0.25%   
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

Good diversification

The correlation between American Funds Government and DJI is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Government 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 Government. 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 price.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.94FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.7TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.75TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.61TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.69TECFX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.66TEFEX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  1.0AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.71TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.71RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.71RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.68AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.56AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.55CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.54AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.5AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.49AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.46RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.46RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.46RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.44RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.43RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.73ANCFX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.7ANFCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7ANEFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7ANFFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.56AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.56AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.5PGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.45RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.45NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.45ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.43NPFCX New PerspectivePairCorr

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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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UIGSXUGSFX
UIGSXGSOSX
UGSFXDACGX
GSOSXDACGX
UIGSXDACGX
  
High negative correlations   
UIGSXICAXX
TWACXICAXX
GSOSXICAXX
UGSFXICAXX
DACGXICAXX
UIGSXLCCXX

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.