Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Vanguard Mid Cap Index is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small-cap 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 Small-cap Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Index and DJI is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Small Cap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.71VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.72VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.68VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.61VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.76VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.73VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.8VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  1.0VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.9VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.7VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.72VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.81VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Small-cap 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 Small-cap'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.