American Funds Correlations

FCJTX Fund  USD 29.33  0.45  1.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2055 and Vanguard Financials Index is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor 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 2055 and DJI is 0.9 (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 2055 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 2055. 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
  0.99RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.99AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.73FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.99AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  1.0RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  1.0RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  1.0CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  1.0AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0AMPFX 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
  0.99AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.95TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.96TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.96TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.99RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.44TECCX Tax Exempt FundPairCorr
  0.32TECFX Tax Exempt 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.
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.