Vanguard Target Correlations

VTTHX Fund  USD 27.68  0.04  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.81VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.81VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.73VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.73VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.84VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.82VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.88VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.88VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.88VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.88VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.86VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.87VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.88VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.8VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.66NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.81VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.75VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.66VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.66VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.83VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.7VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.91VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Target 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 Target'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
VTHRX  0.30  0.01 (0.08) 0.10  0.29 
 0.67 
 2.59 
VFORX  0.37  0.00 (0.04) 0.10  0.41 
 0.82 
 3.22 
VTIVX  0.40  0.00 (0.03) 0.10  0.45 
 0.89 
 3.51 
VFIFX  0.44  0.00 (0.02) 0.10  0.51 
 0.97 
 3.85 
VTTVX  0.25  0.01 (0.12) 0.11  0.19 
 0.56 
 2.17 
VFFVX  0.44  0.00 (0.02) 0.10  0.51 
 0.97 
 3.86 
VB  0.76 (0.05)(0.01) 0.06  0.82 
 1.95 
 5.98 
VWELX  0.32  0.07 (0.06)(0.76) 0.28 
 0.73 
 2.51 
VTTSX  0.44  0.00 (0.02) 0.09  0.51 
 0.98 
 3.87 
VTWNX  0.20  0.01 (0.20) 0.11  0.00 
 0.42 
 1.56