American Balanced Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Balanced and Commonwealth Global Fund is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of American Balanced 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 Balanced Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between American Balanced Fund and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Balanced Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.96AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.82RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.91AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.95AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.92FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.97RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.94CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.98AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.98RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.98RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.97AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.9RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.83RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

Moving against American Mutual Fund

  0.37AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.36ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.36ANBCX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.35ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.34ANBGX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.34ANBFX 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.
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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 Balanced 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 Balanced's 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.