Vanguard Consumer Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Consumer and Vanguard Consumer Staples is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Consumer 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 Consumer Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Consumer Discretionar and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Consumer Discretionar and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.99XLY Consumer DiscretionaryPairCorr
  1.0FDIS Fidelity MSCI ConsumerPairCorr
  0.74IYC iShares Consumer DisPairCorr
  0.62FXD First Trust ConsumerPairCorr
  0.69XRT SPDR SP RetailPairCorr
  0.66MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.55XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr
  0.46HPQ HP Inc Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.41JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.37VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr

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Vanguard Consumer Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Consumer ETF 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 Consumer'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.