Vanguard Total Correlations

VSMPX Fund  USD 304.77  2.42  0.80%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Stock and Vanguard 500 Index is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Vanguard Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Stock and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Stock and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.86VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.88VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.83VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.82VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.92VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.85VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.9VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.83VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.72VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.86VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.87VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  1.0VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.84VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.99VBAIX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.89VSVNX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.99VBIAX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.99VBINX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.74VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.72VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.77VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.76VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.77VBMPX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.84VTAPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VTEAX Vanguard Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.87VTCAX Vanguard TelecommunicatioPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Total 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 Total'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VFIAX  0.50  0.03  0.03  0.11  0.55 
 1.14 
 4.22 
VEXAX  0.79  0.00  0.03  0.07  0.83 
 1.92 
 6.18 
VEMPX  0.79  0.00  0.03  0.07  0.83 
 1.92 
 6.17 
VEMRX  0.57  0.07  0.05  0.19  0.68 
 1.16 
 4.34 
VSGAX  0.87  0.00  0.03  0.08  0.93 
 1.81 
 5.98 
VSMAX  0.74 (0.02) 0.01  0.06  0.77 
 1.93 
 6.07 
VIGIX  0.67  0.13  0.03 (0.36) 0.83 
 1.36 
 5.20 
VVIAX  0.43  0.01 (0.01) 0.09  0.40 
 0.91 
 3.10 
VMVAX  0.51  0.05 (0.04)(0.77) 0.52 
 1.28 
 3.95 
VTWIX  0.48  0.03  0.03  0.11  0.54 
 1.17 
 4.21