American Funds Correlations

FPTPX Fund  USD 13.61  0.09  0.66%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds Conse and SCOR PK is -0.01 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Funds Conservative and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds Conservative 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 Conservative. 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 american community survey.

Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.97AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.83RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.91AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  1.0RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.97AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.79RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.8RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.89CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.85AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.85AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.9RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.95AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.67TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.63TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.84RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
RRTLXAAEVX
AAEVXMSTSX
RRTLXMSTSX
RRTLXLBHIX
LBHIXMSTSX
MSTSXSCRYY
  
High negative correlations   
SCAXFAQUI
XTWOID
XTWOSCAXF
RRTLXSCAXF
AAEVXSCAXF
VIASPSCAXF

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SCRYY  1.94  0.24  0.03 (8.82) 2.05 
 4.41 
 12.99 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
MSTSX  0.53 (0.02)(0.10) 0.13  0.47 
 1.21 
 2.79 
LBHIX  0.12  0.03 (0.50) 0.81  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
ID  3.61  0.36  0.03  4.02  4.70 
 7.69 
 23.97 
SCAXF  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
VIASP  0.79  0.15  0.00  2.33  1.01 
 2.09 
 7.18 
AAEVX  0.53  0.14 (0.04)(1.68) 0.43 
 1.32 
 3.24 
RRTLX  0.24  0.05 (0.32) 7.00  0.11 
 0.65 
 1.37 
XTWO  0.08  0.00 (1.39) 0.26  0.10 
 0.20 
 0.61