Vanguard Diversified Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Diversified and Vanguard Strategic Small Cap is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Diversified 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 Diversified Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Diversified Equity and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Diversified Equity and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.73VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.7VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.61NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.74VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.65VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.79VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.74VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.61VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.79VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.61VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.68VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.42VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Diversified 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 Diversified'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.