Vanguard Financials Correlations

VFAIX Fund  USD 60.60  0.24  0.39%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Financials Index and Vanguard Industrials Index is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Financials 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 Financials Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Financials Index and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Financials Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.89VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.9VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.94VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.91VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.79VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.71NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.64VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.71VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.74VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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 Financials 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 Financials' 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.