Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Vanguard Mid Cap Index is 0.97 (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 -0.1 (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

0.66	VMNIX	Vanguard Market Neutral	Pair Corr
0.66	VMNFX	Vanguard Market Neutral	Pair Corr
0.73	VMVAX	Vanguard Mid Cap	Pair Corr
0.95	VSCIX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.95	VSEMX	Vanguard Extended Market	Pair Corr
1.0	VSGAX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.94	VSIAX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.88	VTMFX	Vanguard Tax Managed	Pair Corr
0.63	VFAIX	Vanguard Financials Index	Pair Corr
0.94	VFIAX	Vanguard 500 Index	Pair Corr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

0.69	VSGBX	Vanguard Short Term	Pair Corr
0.66	VBTLX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.64	VTBIX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.64	VTBNX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.64	VBTIX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.53	VBLIX	Vanguard Long Term	Pair Corr
0.49	VMLUX	Vanguard Limited Term	Pair Corr
0.49	VMLTX	Vanguard Limited Term	Pair Corr
0.49	VMMSX	Vanguard Emerging Markets	Pair Corr
0.48	VTIAX	Vanguard Total Inter	Pair Corr
0.46	VMNVX	Vanguard Global Minimum	Pair Corr
0.65	VUBFX	Vanguard Ultra-short-term	Pair Corr
0.64	VFIJX	Vanguard Gnma	Pair Corr
0.58	VWSTX	Vanguard Short Term	Pair Corr
0.5	VTPSX	Vanguard Total Inter	Pair Corr
0.49	VTSNX	Vanguard Total Inter	Pair Corr
0.45	VEMIX	Vanguard Emerging Markets	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	VIMAX	VFIAX	VEMAX	VGSLX	VTIAX
VIMAX		0.95	-0.17	0.28	-0.13	VIMAX
VFIAX	0.95		-0.25	0.15	-0.28	VFIAX
VEMAX	-0.17	-0.25		0.59	0.85	VEMAX
VGSLX	0.28	0.15	0.59		0.75	VGSLX
VTIAX	-0.13	-0.28	0.85	0.75		VTIAX
	VIMAX	VFIAX	VEMAX	VGSLX	VTIAX

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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

VFIAX	+ 0.95	VIMAX
VTIAX	+ 0.85	VEMAX
VTIAX	+ 0.75	VGSLX
VGSLX	+ 0.59	VEMAX
VGSLX	+ 0.28	VIMAX
VGSLX	+ 0.15	VFIAX

High negative correlations

VTIAX	- 0.28	VFIAX
VEMAX	- 0.25	VFIAX
VEMAX	- 0.17	VIMAX
VTIAX	- 0.13	VIMAX

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.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
VIMAX	0.76	(0.06)	0.00	0.40	0.00	0.00	1.47	(1.76)	3.60
VFIAX	0.82	(0.08)	0.00	0.39	0.00	0.00	1.60	(1.75)	4.52
VEMAX	0.67	0.03	0.03	0.08	0.93	(0.64)	1.34	(1.59)	5.41
VGSLX	0.93	(0.02)	0.00	0.05	0.00	0.00	1.72	(1.97)	4.60
VTIAX	0.62	0.07	0.07	(0.33)	0.76	(0.62)	1.23	(1.27)	4.82

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