Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Qs Global Equity is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total International and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Total International. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.73VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.9VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.97VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.81VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.86VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.92VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.84VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.83VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.93VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.87VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.86VTBSX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.87VBMPX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.93VTCAX Vanguard TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.96VTCLX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  1.0VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.87VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.86VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.97VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.96VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.93VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.9VCADX Vanguard CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.9VCAIX Vanguard CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.99VTRIX Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.99VTTSX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.96VCDAX Vanguard Sumer DiscrPairCorr
  0.86VCITX Vanguard CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.86VCLAX Vanguard CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.96VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr

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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.