Vanguard Global Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Global Minimum and Vanguard Emerging Markets is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Global Minimum and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Global Minimum and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.78VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.73VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.71VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.91VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.62VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.63VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.64VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.64VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.47VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.45VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.34VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.34VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.32NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.31VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.47VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.4VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.33VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.32VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr

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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 Global 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 Global'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.