American Funds Correlations

AAATX Fund  USD 12.49  0.02  0.16%   
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 2010 and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2010 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in American Funds 2010. 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 estimate.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.99AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.97RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.99AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  1.0RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.82FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.99AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.98RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.97AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.97RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.96RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.98AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.98TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.99TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.97RNWEX New World FundPairCorr
  0.97RNWHX New World FundPairCorr

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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.
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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.