Vanguard Explorer Correlations

VEXPX Fund  USD 128.70  1.89  1.49%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Explorer and Vanguard International Growth is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Explorer 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 Explorer Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Explorer Fund 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 Explorer Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.67VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.7VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.84VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.74VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.98VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.69VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.49VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.44VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.44VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.31VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Explorer 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 Explorer'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.