Vanguard Primecap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Primecap and Vanguard Selected Value is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Primecap 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 Primecap Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Primecap E and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Primecap E and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.87VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.89VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.73VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.69VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.8VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.87VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.8VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.8VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.7VDIGX Vanguard Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.79VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.89VEIPX Vanguard Equity IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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