Vanguard Intermediate-ter Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate-ter and Vanguard Intermediate Term Porate is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Intermediate-ter 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 Intermediate-ter Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Inv and DJI is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Inv and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.69VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.7VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.7VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.68VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.74VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.67VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.67VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.98VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.89VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.87VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.69VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.64NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.55VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.55VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.49VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.36VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.36VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.69VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.68VSPGX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr
  0.67VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.67VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.65VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Intermediate-ter 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 Intermediate-ter'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VICSX  0.22 (0.01) 0.00  0.63  0.00 
 0.46 
 1.33 
VFICX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.46  0.00 
 0.46 
 1.39 
VFIDX  0.22 (0.01) 0.00  0.48  0.00 
 0.46 
 1.39 
VICBX  0.22 (0.01) 0.00  0.55  0.00 
 0.48 
 1.33 
PBDPX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.41  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.45 
PIGIX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.41  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.45 
PGCAX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.44  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.45 
PBDAX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.44  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.45 
PBDCX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.58  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.45 
PCNNX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.41  0.00 
 0.44 
 1.45