Looking to diversify beyond VBIRX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with VBIRX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from VBIRX.
Best Diversifiers for VBIRX
22 mutual funds have low correlation with VBIRX (below 0.3), 2 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is Vanguard Market Neutral Fund Investor Shares (VMNFX) (Long-Short) with a 1Y correlation of -0.16, roughly unchanged from -0.17 over 5 years.
| Symbol | Name | Correlation 1Y | Correlation 3Y | Correlation 5Y | Risk / Return Rank | Category | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Market Neutral Fund Investor Shares | -0.16 | -0.15 | -0.17 | 96 | Long-Short | VBIRX vs VMNFX | |
| Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares | -0.13 | -0.02 | 0.05 | 51 | Commodities | VBIRX vs VCMDX | |
| Tactical Multi-Purpose Fund | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 100 | Ultrashort Bond | VBIRX vs TMPFX | |
| Virtus Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 97 | Bank Loan | VBIRX vs SAMBX | |
| Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 58 | Emerging Markets Equities | VBIRX vs VMMSX |
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