American Century Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between American Century Focused and Westcore Municipal Opportunities is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of American Century 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 Century Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between American Century Focused and DJI is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Century Focused 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 Century Focused. 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 price.

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between American Mutual Fund performing well and American Century 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 Century'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.