Vanguard Developed Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Developed and Us Government Securities is -0.1 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Developed Markets and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.89VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.81VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.95VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.83VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.86VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.96VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.9VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.91VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.97VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.88VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.88VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.9VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.