Vanguard Global Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Global Wellesley and Vanguard Global Wellington is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Global Wellesley and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Global Wellesley and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Global Wellesley. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.77VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.77VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.77VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.83VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.77VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.38NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.45VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.41VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.4VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.4VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.4VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.38VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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