Vanguard Developed Correlations

VDIPX Fund  USD 33.79  0.54  1.62%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Developed and Vanguard Wellington Fund is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Developed 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 Developed Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Developed Markets and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Developed Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.97VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.92VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.94VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.75VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.92VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.9VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.87VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.96VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.91VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.81VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.95VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.85VBAIX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.97VSVNX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.82VBIAX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.85VBINX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.68VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VTAPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VTEAX Vanguard Tax ExemptPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.34VBLAX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Developed 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 Developed'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AFMBX  0.42  0.04  0.01  0.13  0.44 
 0.95 
 2.64 
VIIIX  0.54  0.01 (0.01) 0.08  0.75 
 1.16 
 3.61 
VB  0.78  0.04  0.05  0.11  0.83 
 1.68 
 3.82 
AEPFX  0.72  0.21  0.26  0.35  0.27 
 1.43 
 11.31 
FNPFX  0.66  0.11  0.11  0.21  0.56 
 1.31 
 8.98 
VOT  0.76 (0.11) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.25 
 3.93 
VFH  0.68 (0.04)(0.04) 0.03  0.92 
 1.40 
 4.47 
VXUS  0.53  0.11  0.12  0.23  0.52 
 1.12 
 2.62 
VTCAX  0.68  0.03  0.01  0.11  0.73 
 1.83 
 4.20 
VWELX  0.38  0.01 (0.03) 0.09  0.49 
 0.86 
 2.66