Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Pro Blend Moderate Term is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Short-term is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Vanguard Short-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Bond and DJI is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.94VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.94VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.78VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.95VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.98VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  1.0VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.72NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.6VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.49VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.49VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.76VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.74VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.71VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.7VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.7VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.67VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.67VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.58VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.58VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.39VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Short-term Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Vanguard Short-term's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.