Vanguard Equity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Equity Income and American Mutual Fund is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Equity Income and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.93VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.9VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.99VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.84VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.92VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.74VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.72VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.83VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.86VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.85VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.97VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.9NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.84VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.9VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.9VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.91VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.85VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.96VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.85VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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.

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 Equity 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 Equity'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
VVIAX  0.51  0.10  0.14  0.17  0.37 
 1.22 
 2.71 
AWSHX  0.59  0.10  0.09  1.07  0.56 
 0.98 
 7.28 
WSHCX  0.60  0.10  0.09  1.08  0.57 
 0.98 
 7.38 
WSHFX  0.52  0.00 (0.02) 0.04  0.65 
 0.97 
 3.37 
FWWMX  0.60  0.07  0.08  0.13  0.57 
 0.97 
 7.25 
FWMMX  0.60  0.07  0.08  0.13  0.57 
 0.98 
 7.25 
DODGX  0.58  0.02  0.03  0.07  0.62 
 1.33 
 3.52 
AMRMX  0.59 (0.07) 0.00 (0.42) 0.00 
 0.86 
 7.82 
AMFFX  0.55  0.11  0.12  0.25  0.50 
 0.87 
 7.65 
AMFCX  0.55  0.11  0.12  0.25  0.49 
 0.87 
 7.76