Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Stock and Vanguard Total International is -0.06 (i.e., Good 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 Stock and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Stock and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

0.64	VMIAX	Vanguard Materials Index	Pair Corr
0.67	VMNIX	Vanguard Market Neutral	Pair Corr
0.86	VMVAX	Vanguard Mid Cap	Pair Corr
0.96	VSCIX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.82	VSEMX	Vanguard Extended Market	Pair Corr
0.86	VSGAX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.87	VSIAX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.87	VSMAX	Vanguard Small Cap	Pair Corr
1.0	VSMPX	Vanguard Total Stock	Pair Corr
1.0	VSTSX	Vanguard Total Stock	Pair Corr
0.98	VTMFX	Vanguard Tax Managed	Pair Corr
1.0	VTSMX	Vanguard Total Stock	Pair Corr
0.63	VVIAX	Vanguard Value Index	Pair Corr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

0.56	VSGBX	Vanguard Short Term	Pair Corr
0.56	VBTLX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.49	VTBIX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.49	VTBNX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.49	VBTIX	Vanguard Total Bond	Pair Corr
0.39	VBLIX	Vanguard Long Term	Pair Corr
0.35	VMSIX	Vanguard Multi Sector	Pair Corr
0.32	VMLUX	Vanguard Limited Term	Pair Corr
0.32	VMLTX	Vanguard Limited Term	Pair Corr
0.32	VMMSX	Vanguard Emerging Markets	Pair Corr
0.31	VTIAX	Vanguard Total Inter	Pair Corr
0.5	VWSUX	Vanguard Short Term	Pair Corr
0.45	VEUSX	Vanguard European Stock Potential Growth	Pair Corr
0.37	VWESX	Vanguard Long Term	Pair Corr
0.34	VTSNX	Vanguard Total Inter	Pair Corr
0.32	VTPSX	Vanguard Total Inter	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	VTIAX	VBTLX	VFIAX	VGSLX	VTI
VTIAX		0.8	-0.31	0.74	-0.34	VTIAX
VBTLX	0.8		-0.54	0.64	-0.57	VBTLX
VFIAX	-0.31	-0.54		0.13	1.0	VFIAX
VGSLX	0.74	0.64	0.13		0.09	VGSLX
VTI	-0.34	-0.57	1.0	0.09		VTI
	VTIAX	VBTLX	VFIAX	VGSLX	VTI

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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

VTI	+ 1.0	VFIAX
VBTLX	+ 0.8	VTIAX
VGSLX	+ 0.74	VTIAX
VGSLX	+ 0.64	VBTLX
VGSLX	+ 0.13	VFIAX
VTI	+ 0.09	VGSLX

High negative correlations

VTI	- 0.57	VBTLX
VFIAX	- 0.54	VBTLX
VTI	- 0.34	VTIAX
VFIAX	- 0.31	VTIAX

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.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
VTIAX	0.60	0.10	0.17	(3.76)	0.67	(0.65)	1.23	(1.07)	4.82
VBTLX	0.23	0.04	0.26	0.64	0.09	(0.29)	0.62	(0.32)	1.39
VFIAX	0.79	(0.08)	0.00	1.34	0.00	0.00	1.60	(1.70)	4.52
VGSLX	0.86	0.03	0.06	(0.58)	1.07	(0.84)	1.61	(1.72)	4.60
VTI	0.79	(0.08)	0.00	0.79	0.00	0.00	1.54	(1.79)	4.56

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