Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.69 (i.e., Poor 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Bond and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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

  0.93VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.79VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.79VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.97VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.98VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  1.0VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.73NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.61VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.49VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.48VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.78VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.77VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.71VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.7VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.67VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.62VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.41VASVX 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.