Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and Pgim Conservative Retirement is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.71VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.68VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.68VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.66VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.65VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.81VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.91VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.82VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.82VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.81VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.64VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.91VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.7VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.7VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.72VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.72VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.72VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.76VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.95VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.74VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.75VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.69VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.45VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.4VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

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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.