Vanguard Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Target Reti and Vanguard Target Retirement is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Vanguard Target 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 Target Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Target Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.92VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.71VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.88VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.89VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.94VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.82NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.97VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.82VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.79VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.79VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.86VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  1.0VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.81VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.53VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.48VBILX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.48VBIIX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.36VBIPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.36VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.32VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.32VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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