Vanguard Consumer Correlations

VCR Etf  USD 372.51  1.84  0.49%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Consumer and Vanguard Consumer Staples is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Consumer 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 Consumer Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Consumer Discretionar and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Consumer Discretionar and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  1.0XLY Consumer DiscretionaryPairCorr
  1.0FDIS Fidelity MSCI ConsumerPairCorr
  0.99IYC iShares Consumer DisPairCorr
  0.96PEJ Invesco Dynamic LeisurePairCorr
  0.93FXD First Trust ConsumerPairCorr
  0.87RCD Invesco SP 500PairCorr
  0.84XRT SPDR SP RetailPairCorr
  0.83VR VRPairCorr
  0.89JPST JPMorgan Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.96SPBC Simplify Equity PLUSPairCorr
  0.85AA Alcoa Corp Fiscal Year End 15th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.89INTC Intel Fiscal Year End 23rd of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.76HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.88DIS Walt Disney Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.91WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.93AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.78JPM JPMorgan Chase Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.87BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.88CSCO Cisco Systems Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.91FNGD MicroSectors FANG IndexPairCorr
  0.56WTRE WisdomTree New EconomyPairCorr
  0.51BBBI BondBloxx ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.42HUM Humana Inc Fiscal Year End 23rd of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.82KO Coca Cola Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.81MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.77PFE Pfizer Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr

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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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Vanguard Consumer Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Consumer ETF 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 Consumer'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.