Vanguard Lifestrategy Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Lifestrategy and Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Vanguard Lifestrategy 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 Lifestrategy Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Lifestrategy Servativ and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Lifestrategy Servativ and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.87VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.63VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.62VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.73VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.94VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.88VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.73VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.96VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.91NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.69VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.92VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.95VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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