Vanguard Strategic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Strategic and Vanguard Explorer Value is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Strategic 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 Strategic Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Strategic Small Cap and DJI is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Strategic Small Cap 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 Strategic Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.84VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.76VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.88VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.75VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.73VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.74VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.88VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.73VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.83VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.84VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.88VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.88VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.78VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  1.0VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.79VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.8VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.8VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.56VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.54VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Strategic 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 Strategic'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.