Vanguard Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard SP Mid and Vanguard SP Small Cap is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Vanguard moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Vanguard SP Mid Cap moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Vanguard Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard SP Mid Cap and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard SP Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard SP Mid Cap. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.97VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98VXF Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  1.0IJH iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.99IWR iShares Russell MidPairCorr
  1.0MDY SPDR SP MIDCAPPairCorr
  0.96FV First Trust DorseyPairCorr
  0.99JHMM John Hancock MultifactorPairCorr
  0.94BBMC JPMorgan BetaBuilders MidPairCorr
  0.96XMMO Invesco SP MidCapPairCorr
  0.63BITX Volatility Shares TrustPairCorr
  0.64BITU ProShares Trust Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.63BTCL T Rex 2XPairCorr
  0.67BTFX Valkyrie Bitcoin FuturesPairCorr
  0.87TARK AXS 2X InnovationPairCorr
  0.88BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.66INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.87CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.68AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.8PFE Pfizer IncPairCorr
  0.73JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.74CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.81MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.81BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.75MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.63WTID UBS ETRACSPairCorr
  0.57PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.45KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.32IBM International BusinessPairCorr

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Vanguard Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard ETF 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'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.