Vanguard FTSE Correlations

Etfs . Canada . 
Etf . Vanguard FTSE Developed
VA Etf  CAD 55.91  0.30  0.54%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard FTSE Developed and Purpose International Dividend is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Vanguard FTSE moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Vanguard FTSE Developed moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Vanguard FTSE Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard FTSE Developed and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard FTSE Developed and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.69FTN Financial 15 Split SplitPairCorr
  0.76DRFG Desjardins RI GlobalPairCorr
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  0.97QDX Mackenzie InternationalPairCorr
  0.76QCE Mackenzie Canadian LargePairCorr
  0.81QCN Mackenzie Canadian EquityPairCorr
  0.73HXU BetaPro SP TSXPairCorr
  0.7ZWU BMO Covered CallPairCorr
  0.73ZBK BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.8ZMID BMO SP MidPairCorr
  0.88ZUD BMO Dividend HedgedPairCorr
  0.91XSH iShares Core CanadianPairCorr
  0.89NMNG Ninepoint Mining EvoPairCorr
  0.9NXF First Asset EnergyPairCorr
  0.63TCLV TD Q CanadianPairCorr
  0.69ZEO BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.82XSTB iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.86DXN Dynamic Active GlobalPairCorr
  0.81ATSX Accelerate Canadian LongPairCorr
  0.72ZGI BMO Global InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.88HXX Global X EuropePairCorr
  0.74CALL Evolve Banks EnhancedPairCorr
  0.88XDUH iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.66CPD iShares SPTSX CanadianPairCorr
  0.96ZDM BMO MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  0.95GDV Global Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.86XEG iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
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Related Correlations Analysis


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.

High positive correlations

PID
+ 0.97
THE
MREL
+ 0.92
THE
MREL
+ 0.91
EQLI
ETSX
+ 0.91
BKCL
THE
+ 0.89
EQLI
THE
+ 0.87
BKCL
  

High negative correlations

HUTS
- 0.79
FMAX
HUTS
- 0.65
PYF
PID
- 0.09
FMAX
PID
- 0.07
PYF
HURA
- 0.04
FMAX

Vanguard FTSE Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard FTSE 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 FTSE'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
FMAX  0.77 (0.12) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 0.00 
 1.29 
(1.79)
 4.62 
EQLI  0.51  0.02 (0.03) 0.10  0.53 
(0.56)
 1.10 
(0.94)
 2.97 
BKCL  0.54  0.12  0.12  0.39  0.45 
(0.62)
 1.17 
(1.01)
 3.50 
THE  0.53  0.07  0.06  0.23  0.49 
(0.56)
 1.18 
(1.14)
 2.96 
PYF  0.12 (0.02) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 0.00 
 0.30 
(0.30)
 0.96 
MREL  0.54  0.08  0.05  0.61  0.53 
(0.60)
 1.32 
(1.13)
 4.32 
HURA  2.55  0.14  0.04  0.20  2.98 
(2.53)
 5.45 
(5.34)
 13.82 
ETSX  0.53  0.06  0.03  0.20  0.69 
(0.54)
 1.14 
(1.40)
 3.80 
HUTS  0.46  0.12  0.07 (0.57) 0.41 
(0.48)
 0.98 
(0.92)
 2.55 
PID  0.55  0.12  0.12  0.37  0.45 
(0.68)
 1.32 
(1.06)
 3.36 

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