Vanguard Target Correlations

VTTSX Fund  USD 63.25  1.20  1.93%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and T Rowe Price is 0.24 (i.e., Modest 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 0.95 (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

  0.95VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.89VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.89VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.64VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.76VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.81VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.94VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.69VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.94VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.74VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.74NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.68VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.78VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.73VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.96VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.7VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.9VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  1.0VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.92VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.32VMNFX 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
VTWNX  0.22  0.00 (0.18) 0.09  0.20 
 0.48 
 1.28 
VTINX  0.20  0.00 (0.20) 0.09  0.15 
 0.43 
 1.15 
RBHEX  0.55  0.00 (0.03) 0.07  0.67 
 1.16 
 2.98 
PREIX  0.59 (0.03)(0.05) 0.04  0.76 
 1.55 
 3.62 
VGHCX  0.70  0.10  0.08  0.25  0.60 
 1.94 
 4.26 
VLXVX  0.52  0.01 (0.02) 0.09  0.62 
 1.00 
 2.84 
VFFVX  0.52  0.01 (0.02) 0.09  0.61 
 1.02 
 2.83 
PRWCX  0.33 (0.05) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 0.75 
 1.93 
RRMGX  0.64 (0.04)(0.06) 0.04  0.72 
 1.58 
 3.79 
TRRCX  0.57  0.07  0.03  0.22  0.86 
 0.85 
 14.05