Vanguard Multi Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Multi Sector and Commodities Strategy Fund is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Multi 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 Multi Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Multi Sector Income and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Multi Sector Income 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 Multi Sector Income. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.86VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.85VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.85VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.83VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.84VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.8VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.84VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.83VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.87VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.84VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.83VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.84VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.79VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.7VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.81VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.77VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.81VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.84VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Multi 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 Multi'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.