Vanguard Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Emerging Markets and Vanguard E Bond is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.72VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.72VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.88VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.68VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.65VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.78VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.71VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.76VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.77VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.67VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.67VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.61VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.69VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.68VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.63VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.78VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.78NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.61VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.78VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.77VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.78VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.78VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.78VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr

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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 Emerging 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 Emerging'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.