Vanguard Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and Vanguard Total International is 0.22 (i.e., Modest 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Total Bond and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Total Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

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  0.77VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.69VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.62VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.62VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.63VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.67VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.67VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.65VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.67VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.61VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.62VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.61VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.92VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.69VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.84VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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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.