Looking to diversify beyond VCGEX? The mutual funds below have historically moved differently from VCGEX, which may reduce portfolio volatility when combined in a suitable allocation. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies with the same low-correlation characteristics. Correlation can change and does not guarantee that one asset will rise when another falls.
Best Diversifiers for VCGEX
3 mutual funds have low correlation with VCGEX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportunities Fund Class R6 (GSIYX) (Foreign Large Cap Equities) with a 1Y correlation of 0.09, down from 0.54 over 5 years.
How candidates are selected| Symbol | Name | Correlation 1Y | Correlation 3Y | Correlation 5Y | Risk / Return Rank | Category | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni... | 0.09 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 56 | Foreign Large Cap Equities, Emerging Markets Equities | VCGEX vs GSIYX | |
| The Cook & Bynum Fund | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 66 | Emerging Markets Equities | VCGEX vs COBYX | |
| VALIC Company I Global Real Estate Fund | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 52 | REIT | VCGEX vs VGREX | |
| VALIC Company I Systematic Value Fund | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 93 | Large Cap Value Equities | VCGEX vs VBCVX | |
| Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund | 0.38 | 0.61 | 0.70 | 92 | Emerging Markets Equities | VCGEX vs ESCIX |
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