Vanguard Extended Correlations

VEXAX Fund  USD 155.05  0.21  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Extended Market and Vanguard Total International is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Extended 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 Extended Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Extended Market and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Extended Market and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.68VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.92VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.76VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.64VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  1.0NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.69VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  1.0VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.55VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.55VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.48VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.48VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.48VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.66VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.61VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.48VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.47VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.4VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.32VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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