Vanguard Large-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Large Cap and Vanguard Mid Cap Growth is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Large-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 Large-cap Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Large Cap Index and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Large Cap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.65VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.79VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.94VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.92VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  1.0VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.67VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr

Moving against VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.54VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.52VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.46VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.46VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.46VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.35VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.53VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.4VEUSX Vanguard European Stock Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.39VWSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.33VWESX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between VANGUARD Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Large-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 Large-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.