Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Georgia Tax Free Bond is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small-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 Small-cap Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Value and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Small Cap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.7VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.9VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.66VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.68VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.69VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.67VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.63VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.69VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.68VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.71VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.72VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.95NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.72VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.72VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.87VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Small-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 Small-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.