Vanguard Target Correlations

VFFVX Fund  USD 60.12  0.64  1.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 0.98 (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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Target Retirement. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in real.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.96VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.67VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.75VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.85VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.79VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.86VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.9VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.97VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.82VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.88VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.97VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.97VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.92VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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.