Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.65VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.61VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.9VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.84VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.63VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.76VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.67VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.66VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.69VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.8VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.78VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.69VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.74VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.86VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.79VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.34VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Target 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 Target'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
VFORX  0.44 (0.02)(0.05) 0.03  0.60 
 0.85 
 2.42 
VTHRX  0.35  0.02 (0.06) 0.31  0.47 
 0.73 
 1.95 
VTTHX  0.39 (0.01)(0.06) 0.03  0.55 
 0.79 
 2.16 
VFIFX  0.52 (0.02)(0.04) 0.03  0.73 
 1.01 
 2.87 
VTTVX  0.29 (0.01)(0.09) 0.03  0.37 
 0.62 
 1.68 
VFFVX  0.52 (0.02)(0.04) 0.03  0.74 
 1.02 
 2.88 
DODGX  0.59 (0.03)(0.05) 0.02  0.78 
 1.12 
 2.87 
VTTSX  0.53 (0.01)(0.03) 0.04  0.74 
 1.00 
 2.87 
VTWNX  0.22 (0.01)(0.15) 0.03  0.25 
 0.44 
 1.22 
TRBCX  0.95  0.02 (0.03)(0.05) 1.61 
 2.14 
 10.35