Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and T Rowe Price is 0.17 (i.e., Average 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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

  0.96VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.92VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.94VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.96VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.85VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.85VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.84VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.84VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.87VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.93VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.95VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.88VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.95VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.88VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.95NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.74VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.75VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.7VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.95VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.99VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.