Vanguard Mid-cap Correlations

VIMAX Fund  USD 354.47  2.76  0.77%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Vanguard Mid Cap Index is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Vanguard Mid-cap 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 Mid-cap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap Index and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Mid Cap Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.7VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.74VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.75VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.75VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.89NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.68VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.69VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.63VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.72VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.92VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.89VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.8VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Mid-cap 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 Mid-cap'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
VMCPX  0.52 (0.07)(0.11) 0.01  0.66 
 1.14 
 4.16 
VO  0.52 (0.07)(0.11) 0.01  0.66 
 1.16 
 4.22 
VMCIX  0.53 (0.07)(0.10) 0.01  0.67 
 1.15 
 4.17 
VTV  0.42  0.00 (0.03) 0.09  0.38 
 0.91 
 3.11 
VB  0.75 (0.05)(0.02) 0.04  0.83 
 1.95 
 5.98 
VSCIX  0.76 (0.05)(0.02) 0.04  0.83 
 1.94 
 6.04 
VTMGX  0.53  0.02  0.00  0.10  0.66 
 1.05 
 3.77 
VTMNX  0.54  0.08 (0.01)(0.80) 0.68 
 1.05 
 3.71 
VEA  0.52  0.02 (0.01) 0.11  0.57 
 1.05 
 3.52 
VIG  0.40  0.00 (0.04) 0.08  0.41 
 0.93 
 3.09