Correlation Between Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund

Can any of the company-specific risk be diversified away by investing in both Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund at the same time? Although using a correlation coefficient on its own may not help to predict future stock returns, this module helps to understand the diversifiable risk of combining Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund into the same portfolio, which is an essential part of the fundamental portfolio management process.

By analyzing existing cross correlation between Vanguard Institutional Index and Growth Fund Of, you can compare the effects of market volatilities on Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund and check how they will diversify away market risk if combined in the same portfolio for a given time horizon. You can also utilize pair trading strategies of matching a long position in Vanguard Institutional with a short position of Growth Fund. Check out your portfolio center. Please also check ongoing floating volatility patterns of Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund.

Diversification Opportunities for Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund

0.99

Correlation Coefficient

Vanguard Institutional  Growth Fund

No risk reduction

The 3 months correlation between Vanguard and Growth is 0.99. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Institutional Index and Growth Fund Of in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical prices or returns on Growth Fund and Vanguard Institutional is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these equity instruments tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which returns on Vanguard Institutional Index are associated (or correlated) with Growth Fund. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when the price movement of Growth Fund has no effect on the direction of Vanguard Institutional i.e., Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund go up and down completely randomly.

Pair Corralation between Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund

Assuming the 90 days horizon Vanguard Institutional Index is expected to generate 0.78 times more return on investment than Growth Fund. However, Vanguard Institutional Index is 1.29 times less risky than Growth Fund. It trades about -0.14 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Growth Fund Of is currently generating about -0.11 per unit of risk. If you would invest  43,148  in Vanguard Institutional Index on January 31, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (1,018) from holding Vanguard Institutional Index or give up 2.36% of portfolio value over 90 days.

Time Period	3 Months [change]
Direction	Moves Together
Strength	Very Strong
Accuracy	100.0%
Values	Daily Returns

Vanguard Institutional Index  vs.  Growth Fund Of

Vanguard Institutional

Risk-Adjusted Performance

9 of 100

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Vanguard Institutional Index are ranked lower than 9 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly strong forward indicators, Vanguard Institutional is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.

Growth Fund

Risk-Adjusted Performance

10 of 100

OK

Compared to the overall equity markets, risk-adjusted returns on investments in Growth Fund Of are ranked lower than 10 (%) of all funds and portfolios of funds over the last 90 days. In spite of fairly weak technical and fundamental indicators, Growth Fund may actually be approaching a critical reversion point that can send shares even higher in May 2024.

Pair Trading with Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund

The main advantage of trading using opposite Vanguard Institutional and Growth Fund positions is that it hedges away some unsystematic risk. Because of two separate transactions, even if Vanguard Institutional position performs unexpectedly, Growth Fund can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Growth Fund will offset losses from the drop in Growth Fund's long position.

The idea behind Vanguard Institutional Index and Growth Fund Of pairs trading is to make the combined position market-neutral, meaning the overall market's direction will not affect its win or loss (or potential downside or upside). This can be achieved by designing a pairs trade with two highly correlated stocks or equities that operate in a similar space or sector, making it possible to obtain profits through simple and relatively low-risk investment.

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Note that this page's information should be used as a complementary analysis to find the right mix of equity instruments to add to your existing portfolios or create a brand new portfolio. You can also try the Risk-Return Analysis module to view associations between returns expected from investment and the risk you assume.