Vanguard Federal Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Federal Money and T Rowe Price is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Federal 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 Federal Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Federal Money and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Federal Money 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 Federal Money. Also, note that the market value of any money market fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in interest.

Moving together with Vanguard Money Market Fund

  0.77FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.85PYAIX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.83PYARX Payden Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.81BCAAX Brandywineglobal CPairCorr
  0.78MIGYX Oppenheimer Main StreetPairCorr
  0.65NTDAX Nationwide DestinationPairCorr
  0.61GOODX Goodhaven Fund GoodhavenPairCorr
  0.77GUMPX Guggenheim Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.8FGLGX Fidelity Series GrowthPairCorr
  0.74PSGLX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.62SSMOX Steward Small MidPairCorr
  1.0GOAXX Money Market ObligationsPairCorr
  0.9LFROX Lord Abbett FloatingPairCorr
  0.77RICGX Investment Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.66PGXFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.76SVSPX Ssga Sp 500PairCorr
  0.72ASTZX Astor Long/shortPairCorr
  0.65CILGX Clarkston Fund InstiPairCorr
  0.78AFICX American Funds FundaPairCorr
  0.67VWNEX Vanguard WindsorPairCorr
  0.68ANZAX Allianzgi ConvertiblePairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Money Market Fund

  0.74USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.74USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.64UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.51PRCEX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Money Market Fund performing well and Vanguard Federal Money Market 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 Federal'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.