Vanguard Energy Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Energy Index and Vanguard Utilities Index is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Energy 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 Energy Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Energy Index and DJI is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Energy Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.97XLE Energy Select Sector Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.84XOP SPDR SP OilPairCorr
  0.7OIH VanEck Oil ServicesPairCorr
  0.99IYE iShares Energy ETFPairCorr
  0.93IXC iShares Global EnergyPairCorr
  0.88FXN First Trust EnergyPairCorr
  1.0FENY Fidelity MSCI EnergyPairCorr
  0.98FTXN First Trust NasdaqPairCorr
  0.98IEO iShares Oil Gas Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.65XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.46PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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Vanguard Energy Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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