Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.17 (i.e., Average 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Total International. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in price.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.69VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.65VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.68VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.86VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.86VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.85VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.85VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.85VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.7VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.72VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.7VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.7VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.65VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.63VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.64VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.8VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.78VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.53VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.37VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.52VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

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  0.80 (0.10) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.60 
 4.05 
VMLUX  0.05  0.00 (0.61) 0.25  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.37 
VMLTX  0.05  0.00 (0.61) 0.25  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.37 
VMNVX  0.31 (0.01)(0.13) 0.04  0.35 
 0.62 
 1.99 
VMMSX  0.63  0.09  0.07  0.19  0.80 
 1.25 
 4.83 
VMNIX  0.38  0.00 (0.13) 0.24  0.49 
 0.72 
 1.90 
VMNFX  0.38  0.00 (0.13) 1.07  0.49 
 0.71 
 1.95 
VMSIX  0.10  0.01 (0.38) 0.22  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.55 
VMVAX  0.53 (0.01)(0.03) 0.05  0.68 
 1.28 
 3.46 
VMVIX  0.53 (0.01)(0.04) 0.05  0.67 
 1.27 
 3.48