Vanguard Total Correlations

VTIAX Fund  USD 40.60  0.24  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total International and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.91VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.77VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.82VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.61VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.8VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.8VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.62NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.67VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.82VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.93VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.62VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.97VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.62VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.62VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.62VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.73VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr

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 Total 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 Total'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
VMIAX  0.81 (0.09) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.85 
 3.69 
VMLUX  0.05 (0.01)(0.70)(0.88) 0.00 
 0.09 
 0.37 
VMLTX  0.05 (0.01)(0.70)(0.88) 0.00 
 0.09 
 0.37 
VMNVX  0.31 (0.02)(0.15) 0.02  0.38 
 0.62 
 1.97 
VMMSX  0.62  0.02  0.00  0.09  0.83 
 1.25 
 4.83 
VMNIX  0.37  0.01 (0.12)(0.18) 0.44 
 0.73 
 1.90 
VMNFX  0.37  0.01 (0.12)(0.27) 0.44 
 0.72 
 1.96 
VMSIX  0.09  0.00 (0.45) 0.09  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.44 
VMVAX  0.55 (0.01)(0.03) 0.06  0.67 
 1.28 
 3.27 
VMVIX  0.55 (0.01)(0.03) 0.06  0.69 
 1.27 
 3.27