Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and Vanguard Total International is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and DJI is -0.22 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.66VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.66VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.69VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.65VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.68VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.68VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.63VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.64VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.69VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.78VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.8VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.78VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.76VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.72NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.63VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.57VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.49VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.44VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.44VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.39VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.34VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.77VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.74VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.74VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.74VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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