Vanguard Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Vanguard Mid Cap Index is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small 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 Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Index and DJI is 0.88 (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 Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.95VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.84VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.83VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.94VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.92VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.96VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.82VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.82VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.82VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  1.0NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.71VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.85VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.93VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.64VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.84VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.91VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  1.0VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.8VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.95VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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