Vanguard Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Vanguard Intermediate Term Government is -0.35 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Growth and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Small Cap Growth 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 Small Cap Growth. 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 price.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.94VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.91VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.69VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.7VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.7VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.66VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.95VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.62VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.68VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.93VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  1.0NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.77VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.89VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.82VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.81VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  1.0VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  1.0VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  1.0VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.53VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.89VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.67VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Small 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 Small'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.