Vanguard Utilities Correlations

VUIAX Fund  USD 89.77  0.02  0.02%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Utilities Index and Vanguard Sumer Staples is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Utilities 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 Utilities Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Utilities Index and DJI is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Utilities Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.69D Dominion EnergyPairCorr
  0.66NI NiSourcePairCorr
  0.69SO SouthernPairCorr
  0.77AEE Ameren CorpPairCorr
  0.62AGR AvangridPairCorr
  0.67ALE Allete IncPairCorr
  0.78ATO Atmos EnergyPairCorr
  0.66AWR American States WaterPairCorr
  0.66BEP Brookfield RenewablePairCorr
  0.84BIP Brookfield InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.62BKH Black HillsPairCorr
  0.81CEG Constellation Energy CorpPairCorr
  0.76CMS CMS EnergyPairCorr
  0.82CNP CenterPoint Energy Sell-off TrendPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.5HE Hawaiian ElectricPairCorr
  0.42ELPC Companhia ParanaensePairCorr
  0.53EBR Centrais ElectricasPairCorr
  0.45ELP Companhia ParanaensePairCorr
  0.33CWT California Water ServicePairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Utilities 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 Utilities' 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.