Vanguard Intermediate-ter Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate-ter and Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade is 0.75 (i.e., Poor 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 Por and DJI is -0.06 (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 Por and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.67VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.67VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.68VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.68VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.67VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.74VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.65VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.65VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.99VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.92VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.91VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.9VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.65VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.59NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.51VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.51VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.46VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.34VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.33VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.65VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.65VSPGX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr
  0.63VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.63VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.61VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.61VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.6VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.6VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.6VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.59VSEQX 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.