Vanguard Primecap Correlations

VPMCX Fund  USD 192.89  0.47  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Primecap and American Mutual Fund is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Primecap 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 Primecap Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Primecap Fund and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Primecap Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.87VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.97VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  1.0VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.94VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.96VBAIX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.96VBIAX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.96VBINX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.81VTCAX Vanguard TelecommunicatioPairCorr
  0.96VTHRX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VTIVX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VTTHX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VTWIX Vanguard Total WorldPairCorr
  0.97VTWAX Vanguard Total WorldPairCorr
  0.86VCPIX Vanguard Core PlusPairCorr
  0.93VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.92VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.97VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.66VENAX Vanguard Energy IndexPairCorr
  0.94VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.67VESGX Vanguard Global EsgPairCorr
  0.91VWIUX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.93VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.94VWNAX Vanguard WindsorPairCorr
  0.97VFIFX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.97VFORX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.95VFWAX Vanguard Ftse AllPairCorr
  0.87VGENX Vanguard EnergyPairCorr
  0.92VGHCX Vanguard Health CarePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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