Vanguard Balanced Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Balanced Index and Vanguard Balanced Index is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Balanced 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 Balanced Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Balanced Index and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Balanced Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.68VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.65VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.64VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.89VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.89VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.62VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.62VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.74NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.69VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.8VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.74VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.74VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.61VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.98VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Balanced 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 Balanced'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
VBAIX  0.37 (0.01)(0.06) 0.04  0.52 
 0.74 
 2.22 
VLCAX  0.58 (0.02)(0.02) 0.04  0.85 
 1.25 
 3.28 
VBR  0.73  0.04 (0.02)(1.55) 0.96 
 1.72 
 3.97 
VV  0.59 (0.01)(0.02) 0.04  0.87 
 1.24 
 3.32 
SCHX  0.60 (0.02)(0.02) 0.03  0.90 
 1.16 
 3.40 
VNQ  0.60 (0.07) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.12 
 4.03 
IWD  0.53  0.00 (0.01) 0.06  0.65 
 1.07 
 2.93 
VWNAX  0.73 (0.16) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.29 
 11.73 
QQQM  0.83 (0.01)(0.01) 0.04  1.24 
 1.80 
 4.63 
VEIRX  0.53  0.01  0.00  0.07  0.59 
 1.23 
 2.82