Correlation Between Vanguard Total and Income Fund

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Vanguard Total and Income Fund at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Vanguard Total and Income Fund into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and Income Fund Institutional, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Vanguard Total and Income Fund and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Vanguard Total with a short position of Income Fund. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Vanguard Total and Income Fund.

Diversification Opportunities for Vanguard Total and Income Fund

0.94

Correlation Coefficient

Vanguard Total  Income Fund

Almost no diversification

The 3 months correlation between Vanguard and Income is 0.94. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Bond and Income Fund Institutional in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Income Fund Institutional and Vanguard Total is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Vanguard Total Bond are associated (or correlated) with Income Fund. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Income Fund Institutional has no effect on the direction of Vanguard Total i.e., Vanguard Total and Income Fund go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Vanguard Total and Income Fund

Assuming the 90 days horizon Vanguard Total Bond is expected to under-perform the Income Fund. But the mutual fund apears to be less risky and, when comparing its historical volatility, Vanguard Total Bond is 1.03 times less risky than Income Fund. The mutual fund trades about -0.06 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The Income Fund Institutional is currently generating about -0.06 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  936.00  in Income Fund Institutional on September 4, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (11.00) from holding Income Fund Institutional or give up 1.18% of portfolio value over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Very Strong
Accuracy	98.44%
Values	Daily Returns

Vanguard Total Bond  vs.  Income Fund Institutional

Vanguard Total Bond

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Vanguard Total Bond has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Vanguard Total is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Income Fund Institutional

Risk-Adjusted Performance

0 of 100

Very Weak

Over the last 90 days Income Fund Institutional has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Income Fund is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Pair Trading with Vanguard Total and Income Fund

The main advantage of trading using opposite Vanguard Total and Income Fund positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Vanguard Total position performs unexpectedly, Income Fund can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Income Fund will offset losses from the drop in Income Fund's long position.

The idea behind Vanguard Total Bond and Income Fund Institutional pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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