Tether Gold (XAUT) is 1813.3× the size of Vanguard xStock (VTIX) by market capitalisation. Their daily returns move barely together (correlation 0.09 across 194 shared trading days). VTIX has been the more volatile of the two, at 40% annualised against XAUT's 24%.
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0.09over 194 shared trading days
Measured on daily returns rather than on prices. Two assets that both simply trend upward score near 1.0 on raw prices whether or not they move together, so returns are what answer the question people mean by correlation.
| Metric | VTIX | XAUT |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -19.0% | -19.4% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | -0.01 | -0.20 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | +17.2% | — |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | -6.7% | — |
Relative strength over 90 days: VTIX outperformed XAUT by 0.1% — measured on the VTIX/XAUT ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.