Vanguard Energy Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Energy and Vanguard Financials Index is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Energy 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 Energy Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Energy Fund and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Energy Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.68VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.64VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.83VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.63VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.85VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.71VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.81VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.65VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.77VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.79VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.5VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.33VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.33VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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