Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Janus High Yield Fund is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement 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 Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.97VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.81VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.99VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.88VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.9VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.96VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.98VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.99VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.99VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.74VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.9VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.99VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.98VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.63VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Target 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 Vanguard Target'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.