Vanguard Mid-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap and Adams Diversified Equity is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Mid Cap Growth and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Mid 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 Mid 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

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  0.61VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.61VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.62VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.62VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.64VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.67VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.62VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.63VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.63VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.63VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.