Vanguard Target Correlations

VTTSX Fund  USD 60.98  0.32  0.52%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement 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 Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.62VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.62VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.64VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.82VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.69VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.93VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.69VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.69VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.74VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.85VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.84VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  1.0VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.78VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.79VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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
VTWNX  0.21  0.00 (0.10) 0.05  0.23 
 0.44 
 1.22 
VTINX  0.19  0.00 (0.12) 0.06  0.17 
 0.36 
 1.17 
RBHEX  0.52  0.00 (0.01) 0.05  0.70 
 1.16 
 3.03 
PREIX  0.59  0.01  0.01  0.06  0.80 
 1.55 
 3.29 
VGHCX  0.66  0.20  0.24  0.41  0.30 
 2.23 
 5.27 
VLXVX  0.51  0.01 (0.01) 0.06  0.72 
 1.00 
 2.89 
VFFVX  0.51  0.01  0.00  0.06  0.72 
 1.02 
 2.88 
PRWCX  0.35  0.00 (0.05) 0.04  0.46 
 0.74 
 1.91 
RRMGX  0.63 (0.04)(0.05) 0.01  0.84 
 1.17 
 3.63 
TRRCX  0.55  0.06  0.03  0.14  0.90 
 0.84 
 14.05