Vanguard Consumer Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Sumer Staples and First Trust Exchange Traded is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Consumer 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 Consumer Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Sumer Staples and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Sumer Staples and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.9VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.93VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.94VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.9VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.91VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.77VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.89VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.89VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.88VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.88VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.89VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.93VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.69VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.89VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.89VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.65VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.79NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.69VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.69VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.79VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.79VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.75VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.8VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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.

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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