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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate-ter and Vanguard Gnma Fund is 0.93 (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
Very good diversification
The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Tre and DJI is -0.27 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Tre and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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