American Funds Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Global and Income Fund Of is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak 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 Global and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Global and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.65RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.78RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.75RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.78RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.7RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.69RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.74RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.73RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.66FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.77RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.84CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.81AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.84AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.93RNPBX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.93RNPAX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.8RNPHX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.93RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPCX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.93RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.93RNPEX New Perspective Downward RallyPairCorr

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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.