Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Simt High Yield is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  1.0VLXVX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.94FBMTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.93RCPTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.93FAXTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.93RBEOX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.94AAOTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.94RDLTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.94RHLTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.94RFVTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.93RBOTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.62PDI Pimco Dynamic IncomePairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.75UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.6USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.59USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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