Vanguard Mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Vanguard Small Cap Value is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Mid 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 Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap Value and DJI is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Mid Cap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.97VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.92VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  1.0VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.75VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.62VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.61VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.68VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.67VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.66VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.68VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.68VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.9VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.65VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.67VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.87VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.95VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.89VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.62VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.92VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.92VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.4VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.4VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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