Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Stock and Qs Large Cap is -0.02 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Stock and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Stock and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.94VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.99VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.95VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.95VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  1.0VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.95VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  1.0VIIIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.95CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.69T ATT Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.85CAT Caterpillar Fiscal Year End 3rd of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.75JPM JPMorgan Chase Fiscal Year End 10th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.85WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.86BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.95AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.68XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.78DIS Walt Disney Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.71GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.57GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.53GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.52GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.5PQTAX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.49PQTNX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.82MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.73JNJ Johnson Johnson Fiscal Year End 28th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.73KO Coca Cola Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.71BA Boeing Fiscal Year End 29th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.58PFE Pfizer Inc Fiscal Year End 4th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.49PQTIX Aa Pimco TrPairCorr

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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.