Vanguard Ftse Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Ftse Social and Vanguard Institutional Total is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Ftse 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 Ftse Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Ftse Social and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Ftse Social and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.62VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.65VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.65VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.8VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.96VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  1.0VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.63VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.59VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.56VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.56VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.56VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.43VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.43VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.43VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.37VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.36VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.33VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.57VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.51VWSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.47VEUSX Vanguard European StockPairCorr
  0.36VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.36VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.35VWESX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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