Vanguard Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Sp Small and Nationwide Bailard Technology is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard 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 Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Sp Small Cap and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Sp Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.98VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.93VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.88VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.97VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.99VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.97VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.61VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.92VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.92VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.97VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.99NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.86VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.98VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.64VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.99VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.98VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.97VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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