Vanguard Utilities Correlations

The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Utilities Index and Towpath Technology is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Utilities 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 Utilities Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Utilities Index and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Utilities Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.67VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.71VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.65VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.64VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.64VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.62VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.72VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.69VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.38VMIAX 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 Utilities 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 Utilities' 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.