Vanguard International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard International and Vanguard International Dividend is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard International 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 International Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard International High and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard International High and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.71VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.88VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.88VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.69VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.31VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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