Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund (VISVX)

TotalReturn:

'The total return on a portfolio of investments takes into account not only the capital appreciation on the portfolio, but also the income received on the portfolio. The income typically consists of interest, dividends, and securities lending fees. This contrasts with the price return, which takes into account only the capital gain on an investment.'

• Looking at the total return, or performance of -6.1% in the last 5 years of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (46.1%)
• During the last 3 years, the total return, or performance is -18.8%, which is lower, thus worse than the value of 23.5% from the benchmark.

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate isn't a true return rate, but rather a representational figure. It is essentially a number that describes the rate at which an investment would have grown if it had grown the same rate every year and the profits were reinvested at the end of each year. In reality, this sort of performance is unlikely. However, CAGR can be used to smooth returns so that they may be more easily understood when compared to alternative investments.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (7.9%) in the period of the last 5 years, the annual performance (CAGR) of -1.3% of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund is lower, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the annual return (CAGR) is -6.7%, which is lower, thus worse than the value of 7.3% from the benchmark.

Volatility:

'Volatility is a rate at which the price of a security increases or decreases for a given set of returns. Volatility is measured by calculating the standard deviation of the annualized returns over a given period of time. It shows the range to which the price of a security may increase or decrease. Volatility measures the risk of a security. It is used in option pricing formula to gauge the fluctuations in the returns of the underlying assets. Volatility indicates the pricing behavior of the security and helps estimate the fluctuations that may happen in a short period of time.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (18.3%) in the period of the last 5 years, the volatility of 20.9% of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund is higher, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility is 23.7%, which is larger, thus worse than the value of 20.8% from the benchmark.

DownVol:

'The downside volatility is similar to the volatility, or standard deviation, but only takes losing/negative periods into account.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (13.4%) in the period of the last 5 years, the downside deviation of 16% of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund is larger, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (15.4%) in the period of the last 3 years, the downside risk of 18.5% is larger, thus worse.

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio is the measure of risk-adjusted return of a financial portfolio. Sharpe ratio is a measure of excess portfolio return over the risk-free rate relative to its standard deviation. Normally, the 90-day Treasury bill rate is taken as the proxy for risk-free rate. A portfolio with a higher Sharpe ratio is considered superior relative to its peers. The measure was named after William F Sharpe, a Nobel laureate and professor of finance, emeritus at Stanford University.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.29) in the period of the last 5 years, the Sharpe Ratio of -0.18 of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund is lower, thus worse.
• Looking at ratio of return and volatility (Sharpe) in of -0.39 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (0.23).

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio improves upon the Sharpe ratio by isolating downside volatility from total volatility by dividing excess return by the downside deviation. The Sortino ratio is a variation of the Sharpe ratio that differentiates harmful volatility from total overall volatility by using the asset's standard deviation of negative asset returns, called downside deviation. The Sortino ratio takes the asset's return and subtracts the risk-free rate, and then divides that amount by the asset's downside deviation. The ratio was named after Frank A. Sortino.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.4) in the period of the last 5 years, the ratio of annual return and downside deviation of -0.24 of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund is lower, thus worse.
• Looking at downside risk / excess return profile in of -0.5 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (0.31).

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (5.27 ) in the period of the last 5 years, the Ulcer Index of 8.24 of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund is greater, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the Downside risk index is 9.05 , which is greater, thus worse than the value of 6.08 from the benchmark.

MaxDD:

'Maximum drawdown measures the loss in any losing period during a fund’s investment record. It is defined as the percent retrenchment from a fund’s peak value to the fund’s valley value. The drawdown is in effect from the time the fund’s retrenchment begins until a new fund high is reached. The maximum drawdown encompasses both the period from the fund’s peak to the fund’s valley (length), and the time from the fund’s valley to a new fund high (recovery). It measures the largest percentage drawdown that has occurred in any fund’s data record.'

• Looking at the maximum drop from peak to valley of -45.6 days in the last 5 years of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days)
• During the last 3 years, the maximum reduction from previous high is -45.6 days, which is lower, thus worse than the value of -33.7 days from the benchmark.

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs). Many assume Max DD Duration is the length of time between new highs during which the Max DD (magnitude) occurred. But that isn’t always the case. The Max DD duration is the longest time between peaks, period. So it could be the time when the program also had its biggest peak to valley loss (and usually is, because the program needs a long time to recover from the largest loss), but it doesn’t have to be'

• Looking at the maximum days below previous high of 346 days in the last 5 years of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (187 days)
• During the last 3 years, the maximum time in days below previous high water mark is 346 days, which is greater, thus worse than the value of 139 days from the benchmark.

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (42 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the average days under water of 94 days of Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund is higher, thus worse.
• Looking at average days under water in of 98 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to SPY (36 days).