Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Diversified Equity is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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

  0.87VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.72VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.94VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.76VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.94VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.85VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.76VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.92VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.92VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.9VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.88VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.72VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.91VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.88VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.88VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.92VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.