Vanguard Downside Deviation

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Vanguard SP 500 has current Downside Deviation of 0.651. Downside Deviation (or DD) is measured by target semi-deviation (the square root of target semi-variance) and is termed downside risk. It is expressed in percentages and therefore allows for rankings in the same way as standard deviation. An intuitive way to view the downside risk is the annualized standard deviation of returns below the target.

Downside Deviation

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SQRT(DV)

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0.651
SQRT = Square root notation
DV =   Downside Variance of returns over selected period

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Vanguard SP 500 is rated fifth in downside deviation as compared to similar ETFs. It is rated fifth in maximum drawdown as compared to similar ETFs reporting about  5.93  of Maximum Drawdown per Downside Deviation. The ratio of Maximum Drawdown to Downside Deviation for Vanguard SP 500 is roughly  5.93 
It is the square root of the probability-weighted squared below-target returns. The squaring of the below-target returns has the effect of penalizing failures at an exponential rate. This is consistent with observations made on the behavior of most private investors.
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