Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and American Funds 2050 is 0.95 (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

  0.97VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.92VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.97VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.84VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.95VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.62VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.68VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.62VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.62NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.65VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  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.