Vanguard Equity Correlations

VEIPX Fund  USD 47.09  0.25  0.53%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Equity Income and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Equity Income and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.8VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.76VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.99VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.9VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.82VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.87VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.72VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.94VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.97VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.46VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.43VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.71VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.58VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.58VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.53VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.41VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.4VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.34VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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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 Equity 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 Equity'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
VMIAX  0.70 (0.04)(0.07) 0.06  0.77 
 1.31 
 3.79 
VMLUX  0.07  0.00 (0.56) 0.05  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.74 
VMLTX  0.07  0.00 (0.56) 0.05  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.74 
VMNVX  0.40  0.02 (0.18) 0.35  0.42 
 0.73 
 1.81 
VMMSX  0.84 (0.03)(0.09) 0.03  1.09 
 1.78 
 6.50 
VMNIX  0.28 (0.05) 0.00  0.67  0.00 
 0.63 
 2.27 
VMNFX  0.29 (0.06) 0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 0.64 
 2.26 
VMSIX  0.13  0.01 (0.52) 0.25  0.00 
 0.33 
 0.99 
VMVAX  0.54  0.02 (0.01) 0.14  0.36 
 1.08 
 3.06 
VMVIX  0.54  0.02 (0.01) 0.14  0.37 
 1.08 
 3.07