Vanguard Total Correlations

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The correlation of Vanguard Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Total Bond. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in producer price index.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.67VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.93VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.7VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.83VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.81VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.74VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.72VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.72VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.67VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.68VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.65VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.87VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.87VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.69VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.67VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.74VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.63VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.79VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.94VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.76VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.76VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.85VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Total 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 Total'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.