Vanguard California Correlations

VCAIX Fund  USD 11.45  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard California and Vanguard California Long Term is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard California 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 California Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard California Intermedia and DJI is -0.29 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard California Intermedia 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 California Intermediate Term. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.82VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.69VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.98VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.9VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.98VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.98VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.98VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.62VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.97VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.62VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.83VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.78VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.36VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.35VSPGX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr
  0.34VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.32VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.32VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.32VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.31VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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