Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate Fund Manager Performance Evaluation

VSMGX Fund  USD 33.60  0.10  0.30%   
The entity has a beta of 0.43, which indicates possible diversification benefits within a given portfolio. As returns on the market increase, Vanguard Lifestrategy's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Vanguard Lifestrategy is expected to be smaller as well.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate are ranked lower than 4 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong technical and fundamental indicators, Vanguard Lifestrategy is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
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Expense Ratio Date27th of February 2023
Expense Ratio0.1300
  

Vanguard Lifestrategy Relative Risk vs. Return Landscape

If you would invest  3,314  in Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate on August 27, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  46.00  from holding Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate or generate 1.39% return on investment over 90 days. Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate is currently producing 0.0225% returns and takes up 0.4396% volatility of returns over 90 trading days. Put another way, 3% of traded mutual funds are less volatile than Vanguard, and 99% of all traded equity instruments are likely to generate higher returns over the next 90 trading days.
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Assuming the 90 days horizon Vanguard Lifestrategy is expected to generate 5.08 times less return on investment than the market. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, the company is 1.75 times less risky than the market. It trades about 0.05 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The Dow Jones Industrial is currently generating roughly 0.15 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon.

Vanguard Lifestrategy Current Valuation

Fairly Valued
Today
33.60
Please note that Vanguard Lifestrategy's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. At this time, the fund appears to be fairly valued. Vanguard Lifestrategy has a current Real Value of $33.49 per share. The regular price of the fund is $33.6. We determine the value of Vanguard Lifestrategy from inspecting fund fundamentals and technical indicators as well as its Probability Of Bankruptcy. In general, we recommend acquiring undervalued mutual funds and dropping overvalued mutual funds since, at some point, mutual fund prices and their ongoing real values will draw towards each other.
Since Vanguard Lifestrategy is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of Vanguard Mutual Fund. However, Vanguard Lifestrategy's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value.
Historical Market  33.6 Real  33.49 Hype  33.6 Naive  33.32
The intrinsic value of Vanguard Lifestrategy's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence Vanguard Lifestrategy's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.
33.49
Real Value
33.93
Upside
Estimating the potential upside or downside of Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate helps investors to forecast how Vanguard mutual fund's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of Vanguard Lifestrategy more accurately as focusing exclusively on Vanguard Lifestrategy's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors:
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33.1933.5333.86
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33.1633.6034.04
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32.8833.3233.76
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Vanguard Lifestrategy Market Risk Analysis

Today, many novice investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for Vanguard Lifestrategy's investment risk. Standard deviation is the most common way to measure market volatility of mutual funds, such as Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate, and traders can use it to determine the average amount a Vanguard Lifestrategy's price has deviated from the expected return over a period of time. It is calculated by determining the expected price for the established period and then subtracting this figure from each price point. The differences are then squared, summed, and averaged to produce the variance.

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Estimated Market Risk

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96% of assets perform better
Based on monthly moving average Vanguard Lifestrategy is performing at about 4% of its full potential. If added to a well diversified portfolio the total return can be enhanced and market risk can be reduced. You can increase risk-adjusted return of Vanguard Lifestrategy by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.

Vanguard Lifestrategy Fundamentals Growth

Vanguard Mutual Fund prices reflect investors' perceptions of the future prospects and financial health of Vanguard Lifestrategy, and Vanguard Lifestrategy fundamentals are critical determinants of its market performance. Overall, investors pay close attention to revenue and earnings growth, profit margins, and debt levels. These fundamentals can have a significant impact on Vanguard Mutual Fund performance.

About Vanguard Lifestrategy Performance

Evaluating Vanguard Lifestrategy's performance through its fundamental ratios, provides valuable insights into its operational efficiency and profitability. For instance, if Vanguard Lifestrategy has a high ROA and ROE, it suggests that the company is efficiently using its assets and equity to generate substantial profits, making it an attractive investment. Conversely, if Vanguard Lifestrategy has a low ROA and ROE, it may indicate underlying issues in asset and equity management, signaling a need for operational improvements. Please also refer to our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.
The fund invests in a mix of Vanguard mutual funds according to an asset-allocation strategy that reflects an allocation of approximately 40 percent of the funds assets to fixed-income securities and 60 percent to common stocks. The funds indirect fixed-income holdings are a diversified mix of short-, intermediate-, and long-term U.S. government, U.S. agency, and investment-grade U.S. corporate bonds mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and government, agency, corporate, and securitized investment-grade foreign bonds issued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

Things to note about Vanguard Lifestrategy performance evaluation

Checking the ongoing alerts about Vanguard Lifestrategy for important developments is a great way to find new opportunities for your next move. Mutual Fund alerts and notifications screener for Vanguard Lifestrategy help investors to be notified of important events, changes in technical or fundamental conditions, and significant headlines that can affect investment decisions.
The fund keeps about 6.66% of its net assets in cash
Evaluating Vanguard Lifestrategy's performance can involve analyzing a variety of financial metrics and factors. Some of the key considerations to evaluate Vanguard Lifestrategy's mutual fund performance include:
  • Analyzing Vanguard Lifestrategy's financial statements, including its income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, helps in understanding its overall financial health and growth potential.
  • Getting a closer look at valuation ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, and price-to-book (P/B) ratio help in understanding whether Vanguard Lifestrategy's stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to its peers.
  • Examining Vanguard Lifestrategy's industry or sector and how it is performing can give you an idea of its growth potential and how it is positioned relative to its competitors.
  • Evaluating Vanguard Lifestrategy's management team can have a significant impact on its success or failure. Reviewing the track record and experience of Vanguard Lifestrategy's management team can help you assess the Mutual Fund's leadership.
  • Pay attention to analyst opinions and ratings of Vanguard Lifestrategy's mutual fund. These opinions can provide insight into Vanguard Lifestrategy's potential for growth and whether the stock is currently undervalued or overvalued.
It's essential to remember that evaluating Vanguard Lifestrategy's mutual fund performance is not an exact science, and many factors can impact Vanguard Lifestrategy's mutual fund market price. Therefore, it's also important to diversify your portfolio and not rely solely on one company or stock for your investments.

Other Information on Investing in Vanguard Mutual Fund

Vanguard Lifestrategy financial ratios help investors to determine whether Vanguard Mutual Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Vanguard with respect to the benefits of owning Vanguard Lifestrategy security.
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