Vanguard Russell Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Russell 2000 and Vanguard Small Cap Index is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Russell 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 Russell Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Russell 2000 and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Russell 2000 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  0.84VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82IJR iShares Core SPPairCorr
  1.0IWM iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  1.0VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.83SPSM SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.77DFAS Dimensional Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VIOO Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.88PRFZ Invesco FTSE RAFIPairCorr
  0.78ITDD iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.65WGMI Valkyrie Bitcoin MinersPairCorr
  0.99ITWO Proshares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.71SEPU AllianzIM Equity Buffer15PairCorr
  0.81BOBP Exchange Traded ConceptsPairCorr
  0.66JUST Goldman Sachs JUSTPairCorr
  0.7DSI iShares MSCI KLDPairCorr
  0.76IDEV iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.72TVAL T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.7GMAY First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.69SPYI SHP ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.72VGK Vanguard FTSE EuropePairCorr
  0.64DIHP Dimensional InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.61VIXY ProShares VIX ShortPairCorr

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Vanguard Russell Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Russell ETF 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 Russell'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
VB  0.79 (0.05)(0.03) 0.03  1.09 
 1.83 
 4.80 
IJR  0.86 (0.05)(0.03) 0.03  1.06 
 2.11 
 5.39 
IWM  0.97 (0.01) 0.02  0.06  1.21 
 2.18 
 5.60 
VRTIX  0.97  0.00  0.02  0.07  1.19 
 2.14 
 5.56 
VTWO  0.97 (0.01) 0.02  0.06  1.22 
 2.20 
 5.56 
FNDA  0.80 (0.06)(0.04) 0.02  1.08 
 1.78 
 5.50 
SPSM  0.84 (0.05)(0.03) 0.03  1.05 
 2.00 
 5.22 
DFAS  0.81 (0.05)(0.03) 0.03  1.04 
 1.76 
 4.90 
VIOO  0.87 (0.05)(0.02) 0.03  1.08 
 2.18 
 5.50 
PRFZ  0.90 (0.04)(0.01) 0.04  1.12 
 2.14 
 5.50