Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Retire and Vanguard Total Stock is -0.04 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retire and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Target Retire and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Fund

  0.98VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.98VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.98VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.98VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.91PUDCX Prudential Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.97SMGAX Saat Servative StrategyPairCorr
  0.98LSIRX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71MCYIX Mainstay CandriamPairCorr
  0.98FMSDX Fidelity Advisor MultiPairCorr
  0.98CFWCX Calvert Global WaterPairCorr
  0.71MHYIX Mainstay High YieldPairCorr
  0.98MECZX Amg Managers CadencePairCorr
  0.98MAANX Mutual Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.78MSQLX International EquityPairCorr
  0.97TEDTX Tiaa Cref EmergingPairCorr
  0.98GSPQX Goldman Sachs EquityPairCorr
  0.96DIMIX Dreyfus Short IntermPairCorr
  0.9KNGLX Cboe Vest SpPairCorr
  0.98HRNRX Hood River New Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.66IFBFX Intermediate BondPairCorr
  0.98MIFIX Miller Intermediate BondPairCorr
  0.73CGQYX Columbia DisciplinedPairCorr
  0.98FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.99VLSMX Valic Company IPairCorr
  0.95QTSSX Quantified TacticalPairCorr
  0.68PCIMX California IntermediatePairCorr
  0.68VFFIX Victory IncorePairCorr
  0.98VWWOX VwwoxPairCorr
  0.96DOPIX Dreyfus OpportunisticPairCorr
  0.98GEMZX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.98FSDIX Fidelity StrategicPairCorr
  0.94VWINX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Fund performing well and Vanguard Target 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
VTSAX  0.66  0.12  0.11  0.27  0.54 
 2.07 
 5.05 
VFIAX  0.65  0.11  0.11  0.25  0.56 
 2.02 
 4.88 
VTSMX  0.66  0.12  0.12  0.26  0.55 
 2.08 
 5.04 
VITSX  0.66  0.12  0.11  0.26  0.55 
 2.07 
 5.05 
VSTSX  0.66  0.12  0.12  0.26  0.55 
 2.08 
 5.04 
VSMPX  0.66  0.12  0.12  0.26  0.55 
 2.08 
 5.04 
VFINX  0.66  0.12  0.11  0.26  0.54 
 2.02 
 4.88 
VFFSX  0.65  0.11  0.11  0.25  0.56 
 2.02 
 4.88 
VGTSX  0.46  0.15  0.11  0.52  0.17 
 1.31 
 3.09 
VTIAX  0.46  0.15  0.10  0.52  0.19 
 1.35 
 3.10 

Vanguard Target Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Vanguard Target fund to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Vanguard Target could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Vanguard Target by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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