Vanguard Small-cap Downside Deviation

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Vanguard Small Cap Index has current Downside Deviation of 0.8958. Downside Deviation (or DD) is measured by target semi-deviation (the square root of target semi-variance) and is termed downside risk. It is expressed in percentages and therefore allows for rankings in the same way as standard deviation. An intuitive way to view the downside risk is the annualized standard deviation of returns below the target.

Downside Deviation

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SQRT(DV)

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0.8958
SQRT = Square root notation
DV =   Downside Variance of returns over selected period

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VANGUARD Downside Deviation Relative To Other Indicators

Vanguard Small Cap Index is rated below average in downside deviation among similar funds. It is currently under evaluation in maximum drawdown among similar funds reporting about  5.98  of Maximum Drawdown per Downside Deviation. The ratio of Maximum Drawdown to Downside Deviation for Vanguard Small Cap Index is roughly  5.98 
It is the square root of the probability-weighted squared below-target returns. The squaring of the below-target returns has the effect of penalizing failures at an exponential rate. This is consistent with observations made on the behavior of most private investors.
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