Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Stringer Growth Fund is 0.06 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.62VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.63VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.94VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.63VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.88VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.86VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.86VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.87VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.87VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.86VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.94VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.94VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.9VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.86VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.94VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.89VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.89VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.71VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  1.0VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.78VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.72VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.37VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr

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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.