Vanguard Russell Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Russell 2000 and Vanguard Russell 2000 is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Russell 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.

Vanguard Russell Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Russell 2000 and DJI is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Russell 2000 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.96VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.61IWO iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.68IJT iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.68SLYG SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.69JKK iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.92VIOG Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.64ISCG iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.7TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.73AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.61BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.86HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.8CAT CaterpillarPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.55BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.51PFE Pfizer Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr

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Vanguard Russell Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Russell ETF 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 Russell'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.