Vanguard Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Vanguard Large Cap Index is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small 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.

Vanguard Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Value 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 Vanguard Small Cap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Small Cap Value. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.69IWN iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.95IJJ iShares SP MidPairCorr
  0.9DFAT Dimensional TargetedPairCorr
  0.81IJS iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.81SLYV SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.94AVUV Avantis Small CapPairCorr
  0.8DES WisdomTree SmallCapPairCorr
  0.95MDYV SPDR SP 400PairCorr
  0.86CALF Pacer Small CapPairCorr
  0.63WEBL Direxion Daily DowPairCorr
  0.88IJR iShares Core SP Sell-off TrendPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

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High negative correlations

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Vanguard Small Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Small ETF 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 Vanguard Small'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VLCAX  0.52  0.00 (0.01) 0.07  0.70 
 1.25 
 4.19 
VV  0.53  0.00 (0.01) 0.07  0.72 
 1.24 
 4.31 
VFWAX  0.51  0.03  0.02  0.11  0.62 
 1.01 
 3.91 
VEU  0.52  0.03  0.02  0.11  0.61 
 1.14 
 4.02 
VBK  0.88 (0.06)(0.03) 0.02  1.20 
 1.68 
 6.20 
VSGIX  0.90 (0.06)(0.03) 0.02  1.21 
 1.79 
 6.17 
VBIAX  0.34  0.05 (0.03) 15.32  0.42 
 0.74 
 2.75 
VBAIX  0.34  0.01 (0.04) 0.08  0.43 
 0.74 
 2.74 
VOE  0.49 (0.03)(0.06) 0.03  0.58 
 1.12 
 3.95 
VNQ  0.63 (0.02)(0.05) 0.03  0.82 
 1.55 
 4.52