Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Gmo High Yield is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

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  0.91VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
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  0.96VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.95NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.91VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.9VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.95VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.8VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.98VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.95VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.97VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.95VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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