Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Shelton Emerging Markets is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small-cap 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 Small-cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Growth and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Small Cap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.92VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.87VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.81VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.97VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  1.0VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.92VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.84VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.79VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.99VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.94VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.94VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.97VBAIX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.94VBIAX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.97VBINX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.69VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.8VBMFX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.97VTCLX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.97VTCIX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.96VTHRX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.93VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Small-cap 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 Small-cap'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.