Vanguard Primecap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Primecap and Vanguard Windsor Ii is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Primecap Fund and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Primecap Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.83VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.82VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.7VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.84VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  1.0VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.68NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.86VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.68VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.65VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.71VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.89VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.65VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.48VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.48VBLLX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.44VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.44VBIIX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.43VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.42VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.42VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.42VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.32VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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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.