Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and Cmg Ultra Short is -0.05 (i.e., Good 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

  0.67VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.78VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.61VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.76VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.75VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.81VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.81VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.85VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.8VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.84VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.84VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.84VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.77VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.83VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.75VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.78VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.77VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.74VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.79VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.66VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.75VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.77VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.