Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Inter and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.88 (i.e., Very 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total International and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very 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

  0.92VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.67VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.66VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.97VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.84VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.88VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.9VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.83VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.99VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.99VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.94VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.93VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.77VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.86VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.92VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.94VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.98VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.94VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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