Vanguard Primecap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Primecap and World Precious Minerals is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Primecap 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 Primecap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Primecap Fund and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Primecap Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.61VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.62VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.84VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.87VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.89VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.81VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VSPVX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr
  0.81VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VBIPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.84VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.75VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VTHRX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.86VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.82VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.87VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.86VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.86VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.81VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.88VTRIX Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.68VDEQX Vanguard DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.82VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.83VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.87VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.72VEIPX Vanguard Equity IncomePairCorr

Moving against VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.62VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.49VFAIX Vanguard Financials IndexPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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