Vanguard Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Sp Small and Transamerica High Yield is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard 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 Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Sp Small Cap and DJI is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Sp Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.95VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.92VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.96VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.89VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.89VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.79VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.89VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.89VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.96VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.96VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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