Vanguard Tax-managed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Tax Managed and Vanguard Tax Managed Capital is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor 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 Small Cap and DJI is 0.88 (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 Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.7VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.7VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.63VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.62VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.85VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.79VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.78VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.75VTBIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.75VTBNX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.74VBTIX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.64VBLIX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.64VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.63VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.59VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.59VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.58VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79VFIJX Vanguard GnmaPairCorr
  0.76VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.68VWSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.64VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.6VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.53VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.33VWITX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr

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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.