Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Rbc Bluebay Global is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small-cap 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 Small-cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Growth and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Small Cap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.7VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.7VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.76VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.94NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  1.0VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.6VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.6VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.58VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.57VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.55VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.52VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.67VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.4VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.4VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.82VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.81VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.78VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.75VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.69VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Small-cap 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 Small-cap'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.