Vanguard Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Growth and Vanguard International Growth is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard 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 Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Growth Fund 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 Growth Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.64VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.65VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.74VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.77VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.7VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.95NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.71VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.92VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.52VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.47VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.47VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.42VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.4VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.36VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.33VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.73VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.71VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.62VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.62VSTBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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