Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and Prudential Real Estate is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Total 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.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.72VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.7VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.79VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.82VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.82VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.82VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.77VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.77VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.73VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.82VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.76VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.68VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.73VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.75VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.7VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.81VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.76VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.73VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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