Vanguard Strategic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Strategic and Vanguard Explorer Value is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Strategic 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 Strategic Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Strategic Small Cap 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 Strategic Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.88VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.81VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.64VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.9VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.89VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.85VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.73VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.99VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.98VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.41VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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