Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no 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

  0.93VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.86VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.92VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.78VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.77VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.73VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.95VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.8VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.85VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.83VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.96VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.87VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  1.0VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.96VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.93VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.95VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.44VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VTHRX  0.33  0.02 (0.03) 0.10  0.36 
 0.73 
 1.98 
VFORX  0.41  0.03  0.00  0.11  0.46 
 0.85 
 2.37 
VTIVX  0.45  0.03  0.01  0.11  0.53 
 0.91 
 2.58 
VFIFX  0.48  0.03  0.02  0.12  0.56 
 1.00 
 2.82 
VTTVX  0.28  0.01 (0.06) 0.10  0.31 
 0.62 
 1.70 
VFFVX  0.48  0.04  0.02  0.12  0.57 
 1.00 
 2.83 
VB  0.78  0.02  0.03  0.09  0.85 
 1.68 
 3.82 
VWELX  0.38  0.01 (0.04) 0.08  0.48 
 0.86 
 2.66 
VTTSX  0.48  0.04  0.02  0.12  0.56 
 1.00 
 2.82 
VTWNX  0.21  0.01 (0.13) 0.09  0.20 
 0.44 
 1.28