Vanguard Health Correlations

VHCIX Fund  USD 133.63  0.25  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Health Care and Vanguard Information Technology is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Health 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 Health Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Health Care and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Health Care and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Health Care. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.79VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.79VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.78VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.63VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.83VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.88VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.62VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.62VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.75VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.61VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.75VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.65VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.73VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.76VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.76VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.73VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.69VSBSX 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.
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 Health 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 Health'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.