Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.68 (i.e., Poor 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 0.57 (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.

Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Target Retirement. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

0.69	VMIAX	Vanguard Materials Index	Pair Corr
0.65	VMLUX	Vanguard Limited Term	Pair Corr
0.65	VMLTX	Vanguard Limited Term	Pair Corr
0.65	VMMSX	Vanguard Emerging Markets	Pair Corr
0.79	VMSIX	Vanguard Multi Sector	Pair Corr
0.62	VNJUX	Vanguard New Jersey	Pair Corr
0.62	VNJTX	Vanguard New Jersey	Pair Corr
0.62	VOHIX	Vanguard Ohio Long	Pair Corr
0.63	VPADX	Vanguard Pacific Stock	Pair Corr
0.63	VPACX	Vanguard Pacific Stock	Pair Corr
0.62	VPALX	Vanguard Pennsylvania	Pair Corr
0.62	VPAIX	Vanguard Pennsylvania	Pair Corr
0.63	VPKIX	Vanguard Pacific Stock	Pair Corr
0.68	VRTPX	Vanguard Reit Ii	Pair Corr
0.71	VADGX	Vanguard Advice Select	Pair Corr
0.68	VAGVX	Vanguard Advice Select	Pair Corr
0.99	VSCGX	Vanguard Lifestrategy	Pair Corr
0.74	VSCSX	Vanguard Short Term	Pair Corr
0.64	VSBIX	Vanguard Short Term	Pair Corr
0.64	VSBSX	Vanguard Short Term	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	VMIAX	VMLUX	VMLTX	VMNVX	VMMSX	VMNIX	VMNFX	VMSIX	VMVAX	VMVIX
VMIAX		0.19	0.19	0.76	0.77	0.01	0.01	0.34	0.78	0.78	VMIAX
VMLUX	0.19		1.0	0.18	0.36	0.11	0.11	0.79	0.16	0.16	VMLUX
VMLTX	0.19	1.0		0.18	0.36	0.11	0.11	0.79	0.16	0.16	VMLTX
VMNVX	0.76	0.18	0.18		0.43	-0.06	-0.06	0.24	0.75	0.75	VMNVX
VMMSX	0.77	0.36	0.36	0.43		0.26	0.26	0.28	0.42	0.42	VMMSX
VMNIX	0.01	0.11	0.11	-0.06	0.26		1.0	0.01	-0.37	-0.37	VMNIX
VMNFX	0.01	0.11	0.11	-0.06	0.26	1.0		0.0	-0.38	-0.37	VMNFX
VMSIX	0.34	0.79	0.79	0.24	0.28	0.01	0.0		0.36	0.36	VMSIX
VMVAX	0.78	0.16	0.16	0.75	0.42	-0.37	-0.38	0.36		1.0	VMVAX
VMVIX	0.78	0.16	0.16	0.75	0.42	-0.37	-0.37	0.36	1.0		VMVIX
	VMIAX	VMLUX	VMLTX	VMNVX	VMMSX	VMNIX	VMNFX	VMSIX	VMVAX	VMVIX

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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.

High positive correlations

VMLTX	+ 1.0	VMLUX
VMNFX	+ 1.0	VMNIX
VMVIX	+ 1.0	VMVAX
VMSIX	+ 0.79	VMLUX
VMSIX	+ 0.79	VMLTX
VMVAX	+ 0.78	VMIAX

High negative correlations

VMVAX	- 0.38	VMNFX
VMVIX	- 0.37	VMNFX
VMVIX	- 0.37	VMNIX
VMVAX	- 0.37	VMNIX
VMNFX	- 0.06	VMNVX
VMNIX	- 0.06	VMNVX

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.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
VMIAX	0.71	(0.03)	(0.05)	0.08	0.76	(0.80)	1.61	(1.19)	4.23
VMLUX	0.07	0.00	(0.60)	0.04	0.00	(0.14)	0.18	(0.18)	0.74
VMLTX	0.07	0.00	(0.60)	0.04	0.00	(0.14)	0.18	(0.18)	0.74
VMNVX	0.40	(0.03)	(0.18)	0.07	0.40	(0.43)	0.73	(0.73)	1.81
VMMSX	0.86	(0.04)	(0.09)	0.04	1.10	(0.92)	1.78	(1.97)	6.50
VMNIX	0.27	(0.06)	0.00	(0.33)	0.00	0.00	0.63	(0.62)	2.27
VMNFX	0.27	(0.06)	0.00	(0.32)	0.00	0.00	0.63	(0.62)	2.26
VMSIX	0.12	0.01	(0.55)	2.78	0.00	(0.21)	0.22	(0.33)	0.99
VMVAX	0.54	0.03	0.00	0.16	0.33	(0.63)	1.22	(0.88)	3.06
VMVIX	0.54	0.03	0.00	0.16	0.33	(0.63)	1.22	(0.89)	3.07

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