Vanguard Equity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Equity Income and Vanguard Dividend Growth is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Equity Income and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.84VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.68VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.75VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.88VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.9VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.78VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.92VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.67VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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