American Funds Correlations

FAUTX Fund  USD 21.91  0.23  1.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2040 and American Funds 2035 is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no 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 2040 and DJI is 0.96 (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 2040 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 2040. 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

  0.93AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.96RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  0.91AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.91AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.93AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.99FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.99RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.96CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.99AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.99AMPFX 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
  0.91AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.98AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.63TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.68TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.75TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.99RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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.