Vanguard Explorer Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Explorer and Vanguard International Growth is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Explorer 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 Explorer Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Explorer Fund and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Explorer Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.63VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.64VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.61VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.66VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.89VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.7VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.7VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.64VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.6VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.55VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.54VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.7VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.47VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.47VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.47VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.78VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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