Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Treasury is 0.83 (i.e., Very 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 Treasury and DJI is 0.04 (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 Treasury and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.9VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.76VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.87VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.72VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.72VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.72VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.87VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.97VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.62VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.79NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.54VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.54VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.38VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.31VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.86VSMSX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.82VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.79VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.78VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.77VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.75VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr

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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.