Vanguard Long-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Long Term and Vanguard Long Term Treasury is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Long Term Porate and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good 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

  0.67VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.69VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.72VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.68VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.65VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.73VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.82VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.69VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.63NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.56VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.56VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.54VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.47VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.43VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.35VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.35VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.68VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.67VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.67VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.65VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.63VSIAX 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 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.