Vanguard Emerging Correlations

VEMAX Fund  USD 45.34  0.16  0.35%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Emerging Markets and Vanguard FTSE Emerging is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.84VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.84VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.76VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.99VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.95VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.95VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97VBAIX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.98VSVNX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VBIAX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.98VTHRX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.96VTINX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.98VTIVX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VTMFX Vanguard Tax ManagedPairCorr
  0.98VTTHX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VTTVX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.98VTTSX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VTWNX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.91VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  1.0VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77VWESX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.94VWNAX Vanguard WindsorPairCorr
  0.69VWNDX Vanguard WindsorPairCorr
  0.98VFFVX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.98VFIFX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.98VFORX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.84VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VFWAX Vanguard Ftse AllPairCorr
  0.8VGHCX Vanguard Health CarePairCorr
  0.97VGSTX Vanguard StarPairCorr
  0.95VHCAX Vanguard Capital OppPairCorr
  0.88VHYAX Vanguard High DividendPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.48VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Emerging 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 Emerging'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
VWO  0.61  0.05  0.05  0.13  0.74 
 1.34 
 5.36 
VB  0.72 (0.06)(0.05) 0.01  0.97 
 1.48 
 5.98 
IWF  0.72  0.00  0.00  0.06  1.00 
 1.56 
 4.75 
VGT  0.92  0.03  0.03  0.09  1.32 
 1.77 
 5.85 
VIEIX  0.81 (0.06)(0.04) 0.02  1.03 
 1.57 
 6.18 
VSCIX  0.73 (0.07)(0.05) 0.01  0.96 
 1.50 
 6.04 
IEFA  0.53  0.00 (0.03) 0.06  0.61 
 1.04 
 3.47 
IEMG  0.67  0.08  0.07  0.16  0.80 
 1.68 
 5.45 
VXF  0.81 (0.06)(0.04) 0.02  1.05 
 1.54 
 6.25 
VITAX  0.92  0.03  0.03  0.09  1.36 
 1.83 
 5.95