Vanguard Lifestrategy Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Lifestrategy and Vanguard Lifestrategy Servative is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Lifestrategy 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 Lifestrategy Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Lifestrategy Income and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Lifestrategy Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.66VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.66VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.76VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.76VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.75VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.75VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.76VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.78VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.75VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.78VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.63VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.93VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.73VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.93VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.87VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.37VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.31VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.31VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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