Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Seafarer Overseas Growth is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total International and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.82VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.94VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.97VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.79VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.81VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VBIMX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.85VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.89VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.81VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.86VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.82VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.89VTAPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.81VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.52VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.51VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.49VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.46VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.46VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.46VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.56VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.49VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.48VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.44VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.36VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.33VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.32VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

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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.