Vanguard Financials Correlations

VFH Etf  USD 121.44  0.11  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Financials Index and Vanguard Industrials Index is 0.78 (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.

Vanguard Financials Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Financials Index and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., 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 Etf

  0.98XLF Financial Select Sector Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.86KRE SPDR SP Regional Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.9KBE SPDR SP BankPairCorr
  0.99IYF iShares Financials ETFPairCorr
  1.0FNCL Fidelity MSCI FinancialsPairCorr
  1.0IYG iShares FinancialPairCorr
  0.91FXO First Trust FinancialsPairCorr
  0.76IAT iShares Regional BanksPairCorr
  0.84MPAY Akros Monthly PayoutPairCorr
  0.91CPST Calamos ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.73AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.83WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.93JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.63GE GE AerospacePairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.44BITI ProShares TrustPairCorr
  0.56MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr

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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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Vanguard Financials Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Financials ETF 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.