Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Bond 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 Total Bond. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.92VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.91VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.7VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.61VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.73VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.78VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.72VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.97VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.96VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.66NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.48VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.47VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.43VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.73VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.7VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.7VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.7VSMSX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.65VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.64VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.59VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.59VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.59VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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