American Funds Correlations

CDJAX Fund  USD 11.92  0.05  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds College and Global Diversified Income is 0.34 (i.e., 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between American Funds College and DJI is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds College and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.91AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.9RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.95AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.95AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.95RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.91AMEFX 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
  0.95FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.98RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  1.0RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  1.0RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  1.0RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  1.0RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  1.0RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  1.0RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.95AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.95AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.94RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.89RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.65FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.56AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.55ANBEX 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.