Vanguard Utilities Correlations

VPU Etf  USD 166.73  3.80  2.23%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Utilities Index and Vanguard Industrials Index is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Utilities 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 Utilities Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Utilities Index and DJI is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Utilities Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Utilities Index. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in american community survey.

Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  1.0XLU Utilities Select SectorPairCorr
  0.87FUTY Fidelity MSCI UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.87IDU iShares Utilities ETFPairCorr
  0.89FXU First Trust UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.88JXI iShares Global UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.64DIG ProShares Ultra OilPairCorr
  0.72GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.78MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.64JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.72IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.83GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.73INTC Intel Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.72CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.45RNRG Global X RenewablePairCorr
  0.45YLCO Global X YieldCoPairCorr
  0.34NAIL Direxion Daily HomebPairCorr
  0.69MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.46MSFT Microsoft Aggressive PushPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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.
High positive correlations   
VFHVAW
VFHVOX
VISVFH
VISVAW
VISVOX
VOXVAW
  
High negative correlations   
VISVDC

Vanguard Utilities Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Utilities ETF 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 Utilities' 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.