Vanguard Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Emerging Markets and Vanguard Developed Markets is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Emerging Markets and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.63VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.63VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.78VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.67VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.71VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.72VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.72VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.89VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.71VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.72VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.82VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.82VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.71VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.9VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.61VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.61VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.51VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.48VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.46VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.44VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.4VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.33VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.33VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.48VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr

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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 Emerging 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 Emerging'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.