Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor 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

  0.93VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.79VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.72VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.88VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.87VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.79NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.97VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.86VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.79VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.79VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.83VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.43VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr

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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.