Vanguard International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard International and Vanguard Primecap Fund is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard International 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 International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard International Dividen and DJI is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard International Dividen and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.72VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.72VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.91VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.91VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.91VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.84VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.65VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.64VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.64VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.63NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.58VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.53VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.46VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.69VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.65VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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