Vanguard 500 Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard 500 Index and Kinetics Small Cap is 0.36 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard 500 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 500 Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard 500 Index 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 500 Index and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.75VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.73VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.96VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.76VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.95NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.8VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.97VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.87VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.95VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.6VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.42VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.42VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.37VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.36VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VSIGX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.77VBLLX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.75VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.75VBIIX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.58VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.57VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.57VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.55VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.55VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.4VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard 500 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 500'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.