Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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 0.9 (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.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.98VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.96VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.96VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.95VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.99VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.82VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.97VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.98VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.97VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.67VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.67VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.63VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.66VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.72VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.98VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.99VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.65VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.65VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.98VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.99VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.98NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.87VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.93VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.97VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.67VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.98VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.98VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.74VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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