Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Vanguard Total Bond is 0.24 (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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak 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.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.85VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.95VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.86VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.74VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.95VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.83VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.85VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.87VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.87VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.84NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.67VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.99VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.84VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.96VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.62VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.62VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.85VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.