Vanguard Mid-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Ashmore Emerging Markets is 0.32 (i.e., Weak 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 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 Mid Cap Value 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
  0.73VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.74VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.85VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.9VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.74VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.74VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.74VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.74VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.74VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.86VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.88VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.74VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.94NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.76VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.94VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.94VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.8VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.89VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.88VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.86VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.88VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr

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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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.