Vanguard Mid-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Vanguard Small Cap Index is 0.91 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap Index and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.7VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.75VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.75VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.89VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.89VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.65VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.86VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.89VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.75VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.75VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.74VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.74VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.76VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.86VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.92VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.73VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.85VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.91VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.91VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.93NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.83VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.79VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.93VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.8VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.69VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.87VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.93VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.