Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Vanguard Total Bond is 0.72 (i.e., Poor 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total International and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with VANGUARD Mutual Fund

  0.73VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.73VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.69VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.67VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.67VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.7VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.71VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.69VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.78VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.63VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.77VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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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.