Vanguard Target Correlations

VFFVX Fund  USD 65.51  0.63  0.95%   
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

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

  0.8VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.81VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.72VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.93VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.93VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.93VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.93VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.93VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.93VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.96VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.94VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.94VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.96VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.7NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.98VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.75VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.7VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.7VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.8VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  1.0VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.5VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr

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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
VTTVX  0.26  0.01 (0.07) 0.08  0.27 
 0.57 
 2.17 
VTTSX  0.45  0.01 (0.01) 0.07  0.61 
 0.98 
 3.87 
VFIFX  0.45  0.01 (0.01) 0.07  0.60 
 0.97 
 3.85 
VTWNX  0.20  0.01 (0.12) 0.09  0.13 
 0.44 
 1.56 
VWNFX  0.46 (0.01)(0.02) 0.05  0.62 
 1.05 
 4.36 
VBINX  0.33  0.00 (0.05) 0.07  0.42 
 0.76 
 2.72 
VTIVX  0.41  0.01 (0.02) 0.08  0.52 
 0.89 
 3.51 
VFORX  0.38  0.01 (0.02) 0.08  0.49 
 0.82 
 3.22 
VTHRX  0.31  0.01 (0.05) 0.08  0.36 
 0.69 
 2.59 
VEIPX  0.43 (0.01)(0.05) 0.05  0.49 
 0.94 
 3.58