Vanguard Mid-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Vanguard Small Cap Index is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Mid-cap 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 Mid-cap Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap Index and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Mid Cap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.9VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.67VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.63VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.76VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.73VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.9VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.9VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.82VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.93VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.84VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.92VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.92VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.88VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.97VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.68VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.97VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.73VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.71VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.36VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.72VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.72VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.7VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Mid-cap 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 Mid-cap'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.