Vanguard Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Multifactor and Tax Managed International Equity is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard 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 Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Multifactor and DJI is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Multifactor and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.74VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.76VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.64VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.81VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.73VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.8VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.8VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.8VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.78VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.77VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.76VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.94VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.78VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.73VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.8VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.93VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.8VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.93VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.69VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.97VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.83VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.9VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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