American Funds Correlations

RDFTX Fund  USD 20.72  0.06  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between American Funds 2035 and Fa 529 Aggressive is -0.03 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between American Funds 2035 and DJI is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding American Funds 2035 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with American Mutual Fund

  0.63AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.62RNEBX New World FundPairCorr
  1.0AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  1.0AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.74FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.63AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.68RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.76RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.69RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.82AMHIX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.64TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.69TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  1.0FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  1.0RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.72CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  0.75AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.68AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.77RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.7RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.7RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.69RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.7RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.77RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.61AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.68AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.99RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr
  0.67TEPCX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.98TEPAX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.98TEPFX American Funds TaxPairCorr
  0.78RNWFX New World FundPairCorr

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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.