Vanguard Star Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Star and Vanguard Wellington Fund is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Star 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 Star Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Star Fund and DJI is 0.62 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Star Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.61VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.74VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.95VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.64VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.99VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.82VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.66VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.98VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.64VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.67VSPVX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr

Moving against VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.32VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.31VSBSX Vanguard Short 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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