Vanguard Consumer Correlations

VDC Etf  USD 222.70  0.31  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Consumer Staples and Vanguard Consumer Discretionary 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.

Vanguard Consumer Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Consumer Staples and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Consumer Staples and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.97XLP Consumer Staples SelectPairCorr
  0.94IYK iShares Consumer StaplesPairCorr
  0.88KXI iShares Global ConsumerPairCorr
  1.0FSTA Fidelity MSCI ConsumerPairCorr
  0.65FXG First Trust ConsumerPairCorr
  0.84PBJ Invesco Dynamic FoodPairCorr
  0.75PSL Invesco DWA ConsumerPairCorr
  0.64SPXL Direxion Daily SP500PairCorr
  0.69INTC Intel Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.88VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.69HPQ HP Inc Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.82PG Procter GamblePairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.36USD ProShares Ultra SemiPairCorr
  0.35SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.55PFE Pfizer Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.4BA BoeingPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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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.