Vanguard Developed Correlations

VDIPX Fund  USD 32.87  0.34  1.02%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Developed and Vanguard Wellington Fund is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Developed 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 Developed Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Developed Markets and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Developed Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.98VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.95VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.97VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.97VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.92VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.92VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.91VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.91VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.91VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.99VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.99VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.99VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.83VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.81VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.92VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.9VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.97VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.49VSPGX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr

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 Developed 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 Developed'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
AFMBX  0.41  0.02  0.03  0.03  0.52 
 0.81 
 2.86 
VIIIX  0.52 (0.03) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 0.82 
 3.53 
VB  0.74  0.05  0.05  0.04  0.90 
 1.61 
 4.99 
AEPFX  0.68  0.04  0.04  0.05  0.96 
 1.60 
 6.18 
FNPFX  0.70  0.08  0.09  0.10  0.76 
 1.04 
 9.34 
VOT  0.74 (0.05) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.39 
 4.87 
VFH  0.80 (0.07) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.66 
 5.69 
VXUS  0.65  0.09  0.08  0.11  0.98 
 1.36 
 5.67 
VTCAX  0.63 (0.01)(0.01)(0.01) 0.80 
 1.13 
 4.72 
VWELX  0.36 (0.02) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 0.57 
 2.10