Vanguard Energy Correlations

VGENX Fund  USD 44.04  0.55  1.23%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Energy and Vanguard Global Capital is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Energy 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 Energy Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Energy Fund and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Energy Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.84VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.85VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.66VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.79VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.86VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.81VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.86VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.89VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.85VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.77VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.57VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.57VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.42VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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