Vanguard European Correlations

VESIX Fund  USD 34.80  0.20  0.58%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard European Stock and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard European 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 European Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard European Stock and DJI is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard European Stock 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 European Stock. 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

  0.7VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.7VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.85VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.79VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.69NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.61VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.54VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.75VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.72VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.7VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.69VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr

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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.
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 European 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 European'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
VMIAX  0.70 (0.04)(0.06) 0.07  0.77 
 1.31 
 3.79 
VMLUX  0.07  0.00 (0.59) 0.04  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.74 
VMLTX  0.07  0.00 (0.59) 0.04  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.74 
VMNVX  0.39 (0.03)(0.19) 0.05  0.41 
 0.73 
 1.81 
VMMSX  0.84 (0.06)(0.11)(0.02) 1.10 
 1.78 
 6.50 
VMNIX  0.27 (0.07) 0.00 (0.45) 0.00 
 0.63 
 2.27 
VMNFX  0.27 (0.07) 0.00 (0.41) 0.00 
 0.63 
 2.26 
VMSIX  0.13  0.01 (0.52) 1.30  0.00 
 0.33 
 0.99 
VMVAX  0.54  0.03  0.00  0.15  0.33 
 1.08 
 3.06 
VMVIX  0.54  0.03  0.00  0.15  0.34 
 1.08 
 3.07