Vanguard Extended Correlations

VEXAX Fund  USD 156.23  1.93  1.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Extended Market and Vanguard Total International is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Extended 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 Extended Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Extended Market and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Extended Market and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.63VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.62VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.89VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.74VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.67VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.99VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.98VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.44VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.44VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.44VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.44VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.44VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.66VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.55VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.55VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.43VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.41VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.37VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.36VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.34VSTBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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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 Extended 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 Extended'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.