Vanguard Tax-managed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Tax Managed and Vanguard Tax Managed Small Cap is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Tax-managed 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 Tax-managed Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Tax Managed Capital and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Tax Managed Capital and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.92VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.93VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.93VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.85VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.82VFAIX Vanguard Financials IndexPairCorr
  0.92VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.65VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.58VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.58VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.39VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.37VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.37VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.33VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.67VFISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.63VFITX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.58VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.58VFIJX Vanguard GnmaPairCorr
  0.49VWSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.49VWSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.48VEUSX Vanguard European StockPairCorr
  0.33VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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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 Tax-managed 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 Tax-managed'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.