Vanguard Lifestrategy Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Lifestrategy and Vanguard Lifestrategy Servative is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Lifestrategy Income and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very 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

  0.7VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.82VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.64VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.72VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.63VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.64VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.73VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.72VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.73VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.73VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.79VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.72VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.69VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.73VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.81VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.86VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.84VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.75VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.99VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.83VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.45VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.41VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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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.