Vanguard Developed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Developed and Calvert Global Energy is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Developed 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 Developed Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Developed Markets 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 Developed Markets 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 Developed Markets. 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 rate.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.65VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.66VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.78VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.62VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.97VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.83VSPVX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr
  0.67VBIPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.99VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.9VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.99VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.9VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.98VTRIX Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.87VDEQX Vanguard DiversifiedPairCorr
  1.0VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.9VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  1.0VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.82VEIPX Vanguard Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.8VWAHX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.91VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.8VWIUX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.83VWIAX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.68VWSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.64VWSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VFICX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.75VFIDX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.69VFIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.97VFORX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.93VGIAX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.36VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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