Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Intal High Relative is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total International and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.67VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.67VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.69VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.94VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.94VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.94VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.8VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.76VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.77VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.38VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.36VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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