Vanguard Long-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Long Term and Wealthbuilder Moderate Balanced is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Long-term 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 Long-term Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Long Term Porate and DJI is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Long Term Porate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.77VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.86VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.78VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.91VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.93VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.93VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.92VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.73VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.84VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.73VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.71NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.87VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.85VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.87VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.74VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.71VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.71VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.78VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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