Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Vanguard Mid Cap Growth is -0.09 (i.e., Good 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 Growth and DJI is -0.04 (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 Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.65VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.65VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.74VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.61VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.61VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  1.0NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.94VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.94VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.56VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.54VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.51VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.51VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.51VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.5VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.6VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.38VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.38VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.79VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.75VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr

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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.