Vanguard Mid-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Vanguard Small Cap Growth is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Mid-cap 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 Mid-cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap Growth and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Mid Cap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.64VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.67VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.96VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.76VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.66VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.66VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.73VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.64VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.98VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.49VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.49VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.66VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.45VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.44VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.44VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.82VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.52VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.52VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.44VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.36VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.36VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Mid-cap 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 Mid-cap'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.