Vanguard Long-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Long Term and Franklin Emerging Market is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Long-term 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 Long-term Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Long Term Bond and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Long Term Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Long Term Bond. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.82VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.89VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.69VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.75VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.7VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.66VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.67VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.73VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.72VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.72VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.88VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.88VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.84VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.7VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.72VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.88VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.8VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.88VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.83VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.88VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.74VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.81VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.8VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Long-term 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 Long-term'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.