Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small-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 Small-cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Index and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Small Cap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.97VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.92VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.74VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.8VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62VMNIX Vanguard Market Neutral Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.79VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.99VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.81VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.77VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.91VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.63VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.82VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  1.0NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.76VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.99VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.93VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.65VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.82VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  1.0VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Small-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 Small-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.