Vanguard Materials Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Materials Index and Vanguard Emerging Markets is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Materials 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 Materials Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Materials Index and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Materials Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.63VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.63VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.69VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.86VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.74VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.78VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.78VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.74VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.77VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.81VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.9VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.73VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.8VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.62VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.79VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.93VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.81VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.9VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.74VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.83VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.83VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.79VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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