Vanguard Target Correlations

VFIFX Fund  USD 62.33  0.15  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Dodge International Stock is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.96VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.91VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.86VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.86VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.84VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.85VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.85VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.93VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.88VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.85VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.76VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.91VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.97VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.97VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.87VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  1.0VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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

VFORXVTIVX
VTHRXVTIVX
VTTVXVTIVX
VTTHXVTIVX
VFFVXVTIVX
VTTSXVTIVX
  

High negative correlations

DODFXAMPFX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Target 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 Target'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
VTIVX  0.43  0.07  0.04  0.23  0.28 
 0.91 
 2.80 
VFORX  0.40  0.06  0.02  0.23  0.21 
 0.85 
 2.52 
VTHRX  0.32  0.05 (0.03) 0.24  0.07 
 0.73 
 1.92 
VTTVX  0.27  0.05 (0.08) 0.24  0.00 
 0.62 
 1.61 
VTTHX  0.36  0.06  0.00  0.23  0.17 
 0.79 
 2.22 
VFFVX  0.48  0.07  0.06  0.22  0.33 
 1.00 
 3.11 
VTTSX  0.47  0.07  0.05  0.22  0.34 
 1.00 
 3.11 
VTWNX  0.19  0.04 (0.18) 0.26  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.28 
AMPFX  0.67 (0.06)(0.07) 0.05  0.93 
 1.29 
 4.27 
DODFX  0.48  0.18  0.23  0.42  0.00 
 1.12 
 2.71