Vanguard International Correlations

VINEX Fund  USD 17.56  0.03  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard International and Oppenheimer Intl Small is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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 Explore and DJI is 0.48 (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 Explore and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard International Explorer. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in income.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.72VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.71VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.93VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.7VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.69VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.49VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.43VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.58NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.58VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.53VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.64VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.61VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.61VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.58VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.58VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.55VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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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   
OSMNXOSCIX
SCAXFOSCIX
SCAXFOSMNX
LBHIXMSTSX
444859BR2OSCIX
444859BR2OSMNX
  
High negative correlations   
VIASPSCAXF
VIASPOSMNX
VIASPOSCIX
LBHIX444859BR2
MSTSX444859BR2
VIASP444859BR2

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
OSCIX  0.63 (0.17) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 1.12 
 3.86 
OSMNX  0.63 (0.17) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 1.14 
 3.85 
444859BR2  1.36 (0.01) 0.00  0.16  0.00 
 5.93 
 16.62 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BRRAY  1.27 (0.11) 0.00  0.01  0.00 
 0.00 
 34.02 
MSTSX  0.49 (0.03)(0.13) 0.07  0.50 
 1.21 
 2.80 
ABHYX  0.18  0.03 (0.23)(0.15) 0.24 
 0.34 
 1.91 
LBHIX  0.12  0.01 (0.44) 0.51  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
SCAXF  0.70 (0.37) 0.00 (19.66) 0.00 
 0.00 
 23.47 
VIASP  0.75  0.08 (0.04)(1.44) 1.13 
 2.28 
 7.18