Vanguard Developed Correlations

VDVIX Fund  USD 12.88  0.13  1.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Developed and Short Term Government Fund is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Developed 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 Developed Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Developed Markets and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Developed Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Developed Markets. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.88VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.88VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.66VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.97VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.9VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.87VBIMX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.87VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.92VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.88VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.88VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.93VTAPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.85VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.49VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.49VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.46VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.45VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.39VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.38VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.54VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.49VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.43VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.42VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.33VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.33VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.34VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.34VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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