Vanguard Target Correlations

VFFVX Fund  USD 66.78  0.84  1.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement 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 Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.81VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.81VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.72VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.94VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.94VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.94VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.94VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.94VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.91VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.95VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.94VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.95VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.96VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.78NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.93VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.83VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.75VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.79VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.9VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.91VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.96VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.36VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Target 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 Target'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
VTTVX  0.26  0.01 (0.11) 0.12  0.17 
 0.57 
 2.17 
VTTSX  0.45  0.01 (0.01) 0.11  0.50 
 1.06 
 3.87 
VFIFX  0.45  0.01 (0.01) 0.11  0.50 
 1.07 
 3.85 
VTWNX  0.20  0.01 (0.20) 0.13  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.56 
VWNFX  0.46  0.10 (0.02)(0.51) 0.54 
 1.15 
 4.36 
VBINX  0.32  0.07 (0.08)(0.76) 0.31 
 0.75 
 2.72 
VTIVX  0.41  0.01 (0.02) 0.11  0.44 
 0.97 
 3.51 
VFORX  0.38  0.01 (0.03) 0.11  0.38 
 0.86 
 3.22 
VTHRX  0.31  0.01 (0.07) 0.12  0.26 
 0.69 
 2.59 
VEIPX  0.43 (0.02)(0.07) 0.08  0.45 
 0.99 
 3.58