Vanguard Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Small Cap and Doubleline Core Fixed is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Small Cap Value and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Small Cap Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.85VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.7VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.61VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.65VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.97VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.94VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.71VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.71VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.71VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.71VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.7VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.89VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.97VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.97VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.65VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.79VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.85VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.37VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.31VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr

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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.