Vanguard Small-cap Correlations

VSCIX Fund  USD 109.10  1.88  1.75%   
The correlation of Vanguard Small-cap 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 perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Vanguard Small-cap moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Vanguard Small Cap Index moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Very poor diversification

The correlation between VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX and NYA is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX and NYA in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.72USG USCF Gold Strategy Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.93VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.65VMLUX Vanguard Limited-termPairCorr
  0.64VMLTX Vanguard Limited-termPairCorr
  0.78VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.92VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.88VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.86VMSIX Vanguard Multi-sectorPairCorr
  0.95VMVAX Vanguard Mid-cap ValuePairCorr
  0.95VMVIX Vanguard Mid-cap ValuePairCorr
  0.78VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.86VEGBX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89VEIGX Vanguard Global EsgPairCorr
  0.88VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Small-cap 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 Small-cap'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
USG  0.41  0.08 (0.11)(0.52) 0.46 
 0.86 
 2.38 
VMIAX  0.65 (0.05)(0.01) 0.09  0.81 
 1.45 
 3.93 
VMLUX  0.05 (0.01)(1.10)(0.33) 0.00 
 0.19 
 0.56 
VMLTX  0.05 (0.01)(1.02)(0.22) 0.00 
 0.19 
 0.56 
VMNVX  0.26  0.14  0.03 (2.19) 0.00 
 0.63 
 1.62 
VVIAX  0.41  0.03  0.03  0.16  0.20 
 0.97 
 2.27 
VMMSX  0.63 (0.06)(0.08) 0.06  0.82 
 1.15 
 3.76 
VMNIX  0.47  0.06 (0.04) 0.48  0.85 
 0.79 
 10.01 
VMNFX  0.46  0.07 (0.04) 0.80  0.83 
 0.79 
 9.66 
VDVIX  0.50  0.10 (0.03) 1.77  0.54 
 1.16 
 3.00 

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