Vanguard Tax-managed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Tax Managed and Vanguard Tax Managed Capital is -0.05 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Tax Managed Small Cap and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Tax Managed Small Cap 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
  0.71VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.61VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.92VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.77VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.74VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.72VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.72VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.71VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.61VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.59VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.59VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.57VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.55VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.55VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.75VFIJX Vanguard GnmaPairCorr
  0.74VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.65VWSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.6VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.59VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.53VEMIX 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.